Last night the storm burst down in fury and this forenoon it raged without
intermission. This afternoon it cleared again, but the sound is still very rough.
They took out the dead man and buried him on the
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shore, with scarce room enough to do it. Those on shore said it was the fiercest storm we had here. The companies made presents to the seamen who went for water for them. I was made officer of the day and worried myself considerably getting a code of regulations made - which I supplied will be effective for a few days, and then fall into discuse. It is the only objection I have here is that there is not the energy to carry out effective discipline and officers themselves somehow resist it. This now Friday - two days more it'll take to bring the vessels across the swash - & then we will have some active work, I hope.