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THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC 



^^lie to under a close reefed main topsail." On the 20th we 

 furled the main topsail, and laid to under "the fore and aft 

 sails/^ for the purpose of trying the qualities of the ship, more 

 than from necessity, and it was not till the 24th, that we got a 

 fine breeze from the west. Our position was, that day, 42° 41' 

 south latitude, and 77° 45' west longitude. From that time the 

 weather remained pleasant, and the winds favorable, till we 

 arrived at Valparaiso. 



