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bow. In the morning saw a few of the same Pvffinns as we 

 had seen off Madeira. 



July 27th. Duller and cooler. No ships or birds. Run 

 235 miles. 



July 28th. Very smooth and fine, but not hot. Run 228 

 miles. 50 miles oflF Cape Blanco at dinner. A lot of 

 Oceamtes behind ship till dusk. A large Hawk appeared 

 about 7, when ship about 50 miles from land, striking appa- 

 rently at something (? a Petrel) and not reappearing, 



July 29th. Cool and smooth. Run 235 miles. A few 

 flying-fish seen in the evening. 



*S^. July 30tli. Cape Verde in sight at breakfast time. A 

 high clifl: with lighthouse on top, rising rather suddenly from 

 a low wooded flat coast. No palms visible on shore from 

 ship at 10 miles off. A lot of Oceanites after ship all day; 

 and in afternoon a flock of Puffinus fishing with a school of 

 Bonitas. Run 251 miles. Some rain towards evening. 



July 31st. Showery in morning, cloudy, with a slight sea. 

 Commenced casting about 10. Run 215 miles. Roughish 

 all day. 



Aug. 1st. Heavy rain in morning. About 10 a.m. a flock 

 of about ten of a Sula behind ship, nearly all white, and 

 apparently Sula bassana. Run 220 miles. Sea smoother. 

 Cleared up at noon. In afternoon, about 4.30, sighted the 

 high hills (Sierra Leone, s. str.) to south of Freetown. Close 

 to land by 6 p.m., and anchored in river oft' lighthouse by 9. 



Aug. 2nd. Up early on deck to see Sierra Leone ; rain- 

 ing hard, but cleared up after breakfast. The high hills lie 

 south of the town, which is small and very English-looking 

 with brick houses, and the barracks &c. on higher ground 

 behind town. The land on north of river is flat and bushy; 

 an island above town on south bank also. Some traces of forest 

 left on highest range of hills ; the rest pretty nearly entirely 

 cleared, with a few scattered big trees and bushy under- 

 growth, and numbers of palms close to shore. I took two 

 photos, one of the lighthouse at point (west of town about 

 4 miles), the other of breakers, just to right of it; 



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