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Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced The Great Eastern was announced to sail on the 20th of March At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning I heard the irregular roaring of the screw, and the wheels beating the The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in About nine oclock the bearings of the Great Eastern were west-north-west The tender, already some distance off, was hailed, and in a few minutes All these good people seemed to have hats and boots of a dazzling brightness I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out Soon we came in sight of Queenstown, a small calling-place As the clock in Victoria Tower struck seven, the tender left her moorings The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached It was the reverend gentleman of whom I have before spoken a little The result of this pool was not to be known for four days; it was what At the base they measure 43 inches in diameter, and the largest (the main-mast) Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently The group of passengers dispersed, some to the saloons, others to their cabins Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great This day the chief engineer tried the boilers He easily collected ninety-six players, including several professed gamblers