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fated foriTier evils. The temperature grew 

 cooler than it had been during the few days 

 of calm. Tlie breeze frefhened, and all hands 

 were bufily occupied in preparing and fettlng 

 all pofTible fail, to obtain the full benefit of 

 this great and conftant trader's friend. Quickly 

 new canvafs ftretched from every point of the 

 mafts and yards, and the fhip, winged vnth 

 five additional fails, widely fpread her ex- 

 panded pinions to embrace the breeze. What 

 a change ! tranfported, at once, from the perils 

 of fevere tempefi:, to the fineft, fmootheft 

 failing ! During feven tedious weeks we had 

 not knovvm the wind from the point we 

 wifhed ; and we had been perpetually befet 

 with all the dangers of raging ftorm Now, 

 the breeze vs^as all we could defire ! Sicknefs, 

 and other uneafy feelings vv^ere difperfed ; we 

 exercifed, freely, upon the deck ; and failed on 

 our paiTagc, almoft without perceiving the 

 veGel move ! So rapid, indeed, was our pro- 

 grefs, that the fliip feemed to feel no refift- 

 ance, but to Hy, uninterrupted, through the 

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