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1824. cleared, but a very high sea continued running. 

 Novemb. A stranger was seen in the north-east^ but too 

 distant for us to ascertain what she was. 



The wind rose from the north-west on the 

 26th, and we made great progress^ for it con- 

 tinued until the 28th, when^ after a short in- 

 terval of calm^ it shifted freshly to the south- 

 west, from whence it continued unchanged. 



On the 30th, with our wind as fair as we 

 could wish, our damaged fore- topmast went 

 in two places. We soon cleared the wreck^ 

 and had every sail set again. The south-west 

 breeze continued until the 2d of November, 

 when it changed to north-west, which was 

 equally favourable. A strange brig, under 

 English colours, passed us. 



On the 4th the wind again veered round to 

 the south-west, and continued so all the 5th 

 and 6th, when it came rather more to the 

 westward. It continued from the west-south- 

 west all the 7th, on the afternoon of which 

 day we struck soundings in seventy fathoms, 

 fine sand. The wind shifted feebly round to 

 north-west, and on the 8th, at three P.M., 

 we made the Land's End, n.ie. At five 

 P.M. the Lizard lights were seen, north, 

 twenty miles. The favourable breeze conti- 

 nuing, we had an excellent nin all night. 



