The hopes formed yesterday regarding our voyage were this day doomed to disappointment, as at about half past 11 o’clock this forenoon the main shaft to which the paddle wheels are connected broke when we were nearly opposite Jiddah lat 21 50 north long 37 39 east. The vessel’s progress was stopped but after a little delay some arrangements were made by which we resumed progress with one paddle wheel, at a slower rate. The fog was clearing off and the temperature becoming warmer. In the evening in looking at the stars the north pole star was observed a great deal lower in the heavens than we are accustomed to see it in England. The breeze continued gentle and rather favourable to our progress.
The full journal will soon be published by Annet House Museum, Linlithgow. Waldie's journey to India forms a key feature of the museum's Waldie exhibition.
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