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we could not long continue running before the gale without great 

 risk, the ship was at once hove to, — an operation which was for- 

 tunately accomplished without accident. At 9 p.m. the barometer 

 was rising steadily, and the wind had moderated to a strong gale, 

 which blew throughout the night from between N.W. and W. by 

 N. On the morning of October 3d it had dropped still more, and 

 although still blowing heavily, we were able to resume our course 

 for Yokohama, thankful that the typhoon was over. 



We were not destined to reach port without further misadven- 

 ture, for on the 6th we came in for some bad weather and heavy 

 overfalls, which carried away still more of our already damaged 

 bulwarks. The steadily-falling barometer made us fear another 

 gale, which, with the little sea-room we had, would have caused us 

 some anxiety. Fortunately, however, we escaped it, and anchored 

 off the English liatoha on the evening of the same day. The 

 MaTchesa, though showing evident traces of the severe weather she 

 had experienced, was not materially the worse for it, but it was 

 evident that some little time would be necessary for repairs. 

 Besides minor damages to the sails and rigging, the bulwarks on 

 the port bow had been carried away for the distance of thirty feet 

 or more, and we had lost our lifeboat, — the heavy iron davits 

 supporting it being twisted like a piece of wire. The bridge had 

 become loosened, and it was found necessary to replace it by 

 another; and various repairs of less importance had to be undertaken. 

 It was with no little pleasure, accordingly, that we prepared our- 

 selves for four months' travel in the less visited parts of the 

 kingdom of the Mikado. 



