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that the trade-wind was crossed with a fore-top- 

 mast studding sail set, no regard being paid to any 

 object^ but getting through the trade- wind as fast 

 as possible. The same ship^, however, in February 

 and March of the following year, was twenty-eight 

 days making the passage, but this is unusually long 

 for a man-of-war. 



Valparaiso to Conception^ Bay of Arauco^ and 

 Island of Mocha. 

 1st to 21st of October 1821. 



As the prevalent winds along this coast are from 

 the southward, it is necessary to take advantage of 

 every slant that will allow of southing being made, 

 and we were fortunate in meeting with a westerly 

 wind on the third day after sailing, which carried 

 us more than half the distance. The wind subse- 

 quently was south by west, which made the rest of 

 the passage to Conception almost a dead beat. 

 We arrived at Talcuhuana, in Conception Bay, on 

 the 8th, During the 9th, it blew fresh from the 

 northward. We afterwards beat up to the Bay of 



