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monotony of a sea voyage ; but we submitted gracefully 

 and, soon after, we had stepped aboard of the ship, her 

 anchor was weighed. , 



The voyage occupied six weeks. During this period, 

 Mr. Barrill and I agreeably employed ourselves in writing 

 a journal of the adventures we had met with in company. 

 This was done for the sake of refreshing memory in after 

 years. My friend did the writing, making duplicates, 

 and I aided him by jogging his memory and amplifying 

 his facts. At length, when the journal was nearly com- 

 pleted, as far as our expedition had proceeded, we came 

 in sight of the shores of India, and after coasting a few 

 miles, we entered the beautiful harbor of Bombay, diver- 

 sified with rocky islets and crowned by a back-ground of 

 lofty and romantic hills. The city, which has long been 

 the western capital of British India, presents a dingy, but 

 picturesque appearance, when viewed from the bay. We 

 found that it was built on an island, which is joined to the 

 main land and to another island, called Salsette, by cause- 

 ways. The city consists of two portions, the old town, at 

 the southeast extremity of which we saw the castle, and 

 the new town, or Dungaree. In front of the new city, we 

 saw the arsenal, the government house, a large dismal- 

 looking structure, and some capacious docks, filled with 

 vessels of all sizes. The old town is strongly fortified, and 

 from the bay, has an impregnable appearance. 



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