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ing, and named " The Midge." She was now 

 cutter-rigged, with a kind of shifting deck, and a 

 much more sea-worthy craft than before, though 

 still sufficiently wet and uneasy. 



May 17. — At 2 p.m. sailed from Cape Upstart, 

 with the Bramble and Midge in company. The 

 weather for some time past had been very delightful, 

 the average temperature during the day not being 

 above 7^°, with a clear sky and pleasant breeze. 



