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that prevailed, we obferved, wkh furprife, 

 that fhe was moving, towards us, with full 

 fails. At this moment the iky darkened ; the 

 thermometer fell to 64; a gentle rippling 

 fpread, lightly, over the ftill furface of the 

 water ; and, almoft imperceptibly, brought 



us a favorable breeze ! It was from 



the north-eafi; ; and fo foft and fteady that 

 fcarcely did we feel the velTel in motion, ere 

 we were advancing at the rate of five knots 

 an hour ! What we had fo long and anxioufly 

 fought, was now arrived, and we moft cor- 

 dially hailed the trade wind ! The 



failors announced It in loud greetings : need 

 I fay that we partook in their livelieft joy! 

 You will readily conceive, without expedlng 

 me to defcribe, our feelings upon the occafion. 

 Never was a happier moment ! All fenfe of 

 our long fufferings vanifhed, and we were in 

 perfed raptures on this glad event. Indeed 

 we had much caufe to think ourfelves for- 

 tunate on being faluted by the favoring 

 trades in their very earlieft latitude. This 

 was a moft grateful period of our paffage, 

 and, together with the weather we have fince 

 experienced, has, ia fome degree, compen- 



