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Our pilot wished to cast anchor when 

 night came on, though the wind was fair; 

 but he was laughed out of his fears by the 

 captain, and consented to carry us on through 

 the night. 



It blew very hard when we came to anchor 

 among the shipping in the outer roads ; so 

 much so that it was not until the following day 

 that we could effect a landing in the cutter ; and 

 then not without getting wet to the skin through 

 a rough sea. 



As we lay almost aground on the beach, a 

 cart with two wild looking horses, and a wilder 

 looking gaucho for a postilion, drove into the 

 water along side of us, thinking that we should 

 be obliged to make use of his vehicle for disem- 

 barking, and, by almost driving over the boat, 

 he appeared determined to force us into com- 

 pliance with his wishes. We managed, however, 

 to be thrown up amidst the surf, high enough 



