27th August 1898

Saturday

5 am landed marines for bush skirminishing also .45 machine gun fired torpedoe at stationery target ship at anchor. Prepared ship for sea 11am got up anchor and proceedd to Sydney every one in good spirits. A lot of the Men Officers as well breaking out with Boils through the climate and living on Salt Meat and tinned provisions 5 pm dropped target and fired .45 machine guns fringe firing picked up target and continued on our course a very heavy sea running causing the ship to pitch considerable.