THE SECOND VOYAC! 



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I had all the reason in the world to be perfectly 

 satisfied with the choice of the officers. The second 

 and third lieutenants, the lieutenant of marines, 

 two of the warrant officers, and several of the 

 petty officers, had been with me during the former 

 voyage. The others were men of known abilities ; 

 and all of them, on every occasion, showed their 

 zeal for the service in which they w T ere employed, 

 during the whole voyage. 



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