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CHAPTER I. 
Various Occurrences and Hemarks during the Voyage to the 
Cape of Good Hope. 
On the first of October 1815, at eight in the morning, we left 
Gravesend with a fair wind and fine weather, and in the evening 
came to an anclror in Margate roads, to await the return of the 
tide. 
On the £d early we proceeded, and were fortunate enough to 
get round the South Foreland, with a fair breeze at north-west. 
The clearness of the weather gave us a good view of the coasts 
of England and France as we passed between Dover and Calais, 
and the state of the wind permitting our keeping near our own 
shores, we were much gratified by the appearance of the rocks, 
headlands, towns, and villages, as they successively presented 
themselves to view. 
3d. The wind veered round to the south-west, and towards 
night rose considerably. The motion of the ship became trou- 
blesome, but as our captain was determined, if possible, to keep 
the sea, every exertion was used by tacking and otherwise, to pro- 
ceed against contrary winds. 
Passing by the Isle of Wight on the 4th, the wind had so much 
increased, that but for a providential shift in our favour, we 
should have been compelled to put into some port. Notwith- 
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