[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 26th We have A South west Gale to day with rain yet we Cannot run our course. When we shall ever get to New York the Lord knoweth but it is vary discourageing times to us. It is 5 weeks to day since we left the docks at Liverpool And we do not seem to be making any head way but beating against constant gales & Stormes. My Prayer is that the Lord will spedily Cut short our passage by giving us fair wind.
A small Brig passed under our bow within a few rods of us of about 200 tons in the fore part of the day And another one in the Afternoon. We had A Strong gale through the night And a vary rough time.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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