June

June 3.
Monday! — We crossed the Line this forenoon in 23° 10' West Longitude from Greenwich - being this day at Noon in South Latitude 0° 24' ! —

For the last ten or twelve Days we had very disagreeable unpleasant weather; and have been teased and tormented with calms, rain and extreme hot close sultry weather. We have now, however, got at length into the South-East-Trade-Wind, and are making good progress in our Voyage.

June 6.
Thursday! — I wrote Letters of this date to go by the Admiral Gardiner Indiaman via St. Helena to my beloved Miss Campbell, Broyr. Charles, Sir John Mc.Pherson and to Govr. Patton at St. Helena, enclosing him my Letters for England. — I requested of my dear Elizabeth to inform my Aunt Mrs. Maclaine that I would endeavour on my arrival in India to procure an Ensigncy for Mrs. Campbell Barr's Son.

I have entreated of Sir Jno. Mc.Pherson to recommend my Broyr. Charles to H.R. Highness The Duke of Sussex for the Lieut. Colonelcy of the Highland Legion which H.R. Highness purposes to raise for Government. — I have the same time advised my Brother to write himself to both Sir Jno. Mc.Pherson and the Earl of Breadalbane to solicit their good offices with the Duke of Sussex to move H.R. Highness to recommend him for the Lt. Colcy. of the Highland Legion.

I have likewise desired my Broyr. Charles to make particular enquiry respecting Malcolm Mc.Quarie of the 2d. Battn. of the 26th. Regt.; - it being my intention to recommend him for a Commission in case he should prove worthy of my Patronage.

June 20.
Thursday! — The Admiral Gardiner not yet having parted Company for St. Helena, I wrote Letters again of this date to go by her, to my dearest Elizabeth, and also to my Bankers Messrs. Goslings & Sharpe of London, enclosing my letter for Miss Campbell to them. —

June 21.
Friday! — It being quite Calm this morning and understanding that the Bombay Ships will soon separate from the rest of the Fleet, I got Capt. Landon to give me his Cutter in which I went after Breakfast this morning to visit and take leave of my particular friends in the Fleet.

I visited my old friends Govr. Dundas and his Family, and Mr. Oliphant and his sister on board the Cumberland; Colonel Norman Mc.Alister, and Lieut. Colonel Darling on board the Dorsetshire; - and Mrs. Reide and Capt. Reaban on board the Castle-Eden. — I had the pleasure of finding all those friends in good health; - and having called also along-side of the Admiral Gardiner to put my Letters for England on board of her, I returned to the City of London again, after a very hot Water Excursion, about 2,o'Clock.

At Sunset the Adml. Gardiner Indiaman parted Company by Signal from the Admiral for St. Helena, being bound for that Island with Stores.

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 6 July 1804 - 16 March 1807.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A770 pp.236-240. [Microfilm Reel CY300 Frames #360-#362].