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TEE ATLANTIC. 



[chap. II. 



current running past the rocks and a steady breeze blowing, 

 both off the rocks so far as the ship was concerned, so that she 

 was safe in any case. All was made fast about six o'clock, and 



Captain IS^ares and a small party of us went ashore in the jolly- 

 boat. Landing on these rocks is no very easy matter. Eight 

 in the path of the trade -wind and of the equatorial current 



