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paffed the Azores. The temperature of the 

 ^tmofphere is become very genial to our 

 feelings, and, amidft all our toffings and buf- 

 fetings, we feem to have brought all-infpir- 

 ing May clofe upon the heels of frigid Chrift- 

 mas. A confiderable quantity of fea weed 

 appears floating upon the water, and this, the 

 failors fay, is never feen to the north of the 

 Weflern Ifles, it being fuppofed to proceed 

 from the gulf of Mexico, and not to be carried 

 beyond thefe iflands. We are fleering more 

 to the fouth than our diredl: courfe ; but 

 we are glad to make foiithmg at the expence 

 of a little wejling^ in the hope of beating out 

 of the latitude of the tormenting gales, which 

 have, almoft inceffahtlyjbefet us, from the mo- 

 ment of our departure from England : but I 

 forget that I am tiring you with uninterefting 

 details, and that you may think my letter is 

 growing as tedious as the voyage. 



Adieu. 



