Sketch of a sea voyage : manuscript reminiscence / by Morgan Hayden. 1860.

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Hayden, Morgan. Sketch of a sea voyage : manuscript reminiscence / by Morgan Hayden.

Sketch of a sea voyage : manuscript reminiscence / by Morgan Hayden. 1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222286430

Reminiscences of a man who travelled on the sailing ship Neptune from New York to Melbourne. He describes being towed by steamer; anchored waiting for favourable winds; carrying cargo; gales; a man lost overboard; other ships seen; land passed; death on board of a woman coming to Australia where her husband was already living. The author describes the reaction of the husband on arrival in Melbourne. He gives a detailed description of the funeral at sea. First impressions of Melbourne.

[7] leaves ; 30 cm.

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