SEA-SICKNESS. 



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countries ; whilst a brilliant sunset gave this 

 " gem of the sea" additional charms, and in- 

 creased my regret at leaving so lovely a scene, 

 to be conveyed in a wooden prison over the 

 immeasurable waste of waters. 



Are there not miseries enough at sea, cramped 

 up in so narrow a space, — pitching, tossing, 

 creaking, and lurching, — without adding sea- 

 sickness to the list ! 



I am now, however, recovering a little from 

 the first agonies of this grievous malady ; but 

 there are many other persons in the ship who 

 are still in the height of their suffering, A 

 cook-boy, especially, is so ill and exhausted, 

 that the surgeons think his life in danger ; and 

 a great Newfoundland puppy is "as sick as 

 a dog." 



The North Star is a slow sailer, but by the 

 good seamanship of her officers, and a crowd 

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