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a single squall; the ship heading her course, and continuing under 

 sail all the ensuing night. 



On the 3d, the breeze continued ; the ship still heading her course. 

 At night, the breeze slackened a little, but was tolerably fair. 



About 6 A.M. on the 4th, we crossed the Equator; after passing 

 nearly two years in the Southern Hemisphere. 



On the 5th, the ship, with a moderate breeze, was still heading her 

 course ; and might even have headed fiirther Eastward. 



Towards evening on the 6th, the sky became overcast ; and the ship 

 was " headed off," diverted from her course. 



On the 7th, the ship was again heading her course. A violent 

 squall took place about noon ; towards evening, there was a calm ; and 

 before dark, a heavy rain-squall. The calm continued through the 

 night, interrupted however by frequent squalls. 



On the 8th, the calm continued throughout the day ; varied as before 

 by occasional squalls ; one of which in the afternoon proved rather 

 heavy, and was accompanied with rain. 



On the 9th, the calm continued during a great part of the day; 

 with some rain. It was only after reaching the vicinity of " N. Lat. 

 6°," that we encountered these calms. 



On the 10th, the ship, with a good breeze, was heading her course; 

 having attained the Latitude of "8° 20' N. in W. Long. 161°." 



From this point, the breeze continued steady; the ship for several 

 days, heading, in general, very near her course. On the loth, the 

 Latitude being '^3° 58' N. in W. Long. 161° 22'." 



On the 17th, the breeze slackened; and favoring a little, the ship 

 "went about on the larboard tack, heading East-Southeast and South- 

 east." 



After experiencing very little thunder and lightning in the Southern 

 Hemisphere, there was a heavy cloud in the West in the evening of 

 the 18th ; attended with some lightning, that brought North America 

 to mind ; but the storm did not come near us. 



At 8 A. M. on the 19th, we were "about 135 miles" from our in- 

 tended port. In the afternoon, there was a calm ; but the breeze after- 

 wards again favored us. 



At daylight on the 20th, Tauai and Oahu were in sight, of mode- 

 rate elevation compared with other islands in the Hawaiian series ; 

 yet the nearest proving " fifty-seven miles" distant. The wind and 



