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now looks with confidence, and it will not be 

 disappointed. 



Some delay in receiving the cargo of dol- 

 lars destined for England prevented the de- 

 parture of the Phaeton for several days ; and 

 as it was now the sickly season, my residence 

 here was not altogether pleasant; but although 

 the weather was very hot, my health, by at- 

 tending to the medical advice I received in 

 England, was not at all affected. My leisure 

 offered an opportunity of seeing more of the 

 city than I had done before, and my opinion 

 of it improved on a further acquaintance. 

 The public walk had now a better appear- 

 ance ; and the vegetation caused by rains had 

 relieved it of its former aridity. I spent some 

 pleasant hours at the houses of Mr. Stuart 

 and my friend and travelling companion Mr. 

 Bates, who was now established at Vera 

 Cruz. 



To Mr. Joshua Smith, an American gentle- 



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