480 ARRIVAL AT SANTA MARTHA. 



not get out, as the wind was foul, and there is 

 no room for working. 



April 12th. Got close into the narrows : 

 wind still foul. The entrance is very small, 

 and well defended by two batteries, which, 

 however, with a fine strong breeze, may be 

 easily passed without sustaining much damage. 



April 13th. A land-breeze springing up 

 about noon, we weighed anchor and stood out. 

 On clearing the shoals we shaped our course 

 for Santa Martha. About sunrise the sea- 

 breeze commenced, obliging us to beat all the 

 way to Santa Martha, where we arrived on 

 the 17th, having split most of the sails, and 

 badly sprung the fore-yard. The change of 

 leaving the sea-breeze to enter the small har- 

 bour of Santa Martha was very striking : from 

 being very cool and comfortable, it seemed 

 like entering into a heated oven, where you 

 were surprised that any one could live. The 

 governor sent off an invitation for us to at- 

 tend a procession of the Viro^in Mary, which 

 would give us an opportunity of seeing all the 

 beauties of Santa Martha. In the evening we 

 went on shore, and took up a position whence 

 we could view the procession, which had not 



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