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fresh, breeze : sent a letter on shore to Dr. H[osack] and D. C[linton] by; 

 the pilot, who left us at midday. Our view of Long Island and New Jersey 

 closed with the night and we beheld the land of Columbia no more. 



13th-31st. — ^In the morning the wind from the north-east produced a 

 heavy sea. In Lat. 39, long. 72, the water in the gulf of Florida stood 

 at 83° Fahrenheit. My ducks were very sick for two days and ate nothing, 

 the pigeons and quail continued well. On the morning of the llth a 

 favourable wind sprang up which continued to the end of the month 

 with scarcely any alteration. Our passage was such as did not admit of 

 an observance of the holiday [Christmas Day, &c.J. 



1824. 



January Ist-Srd. — On the morning of the New Year, I had the 

 gratification of seeing the rocky shores of Cornwall and with a continued 

 steady wind came to an anchorage off Dover on Saturday morning. 



4:th-10th. — Gained the Downs on Sunday evening, where we lay be- 

 calmed for two days. Entered the river on Wednesday evem'ng, and 

 had the pleasure of arriving safe at London on Friday morning having 

 had a highly interesting journey. 



