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thoughtfully driven out to give me the first 

 news of my promotion, which they had just 

 seen in the Gazette. Saying farewell to our 

 friends at Mazatlan, we sailed once more for 

 Acapulco, where we found Commander Anson 

 waiting to relieve me. 



The cruise of the " Reindeer," as far as I 

 was concerned, was now ended; and, having 

 transferred the command of the ship to my 

 successor, I took my passage on board the 

 Pacific mail steamer " China " for San Fran- 

 cisco en route for England. 



