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ANCHOR AT MACAO. 
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green patches, which afforded a great rehef to eyes that had so 
long no object on which to rest, save the smooth deep or the rol- 
ling billow. Numerous boats were now seen lying on the water, 
or moving from one island to another, and crossing each other's 
tracks in a thousand directions. Long before midnight, the Po- 
tomac was in the midst of a numerous fleet of boats ; and as they 
were constantly in motion, it required the utmost attention from 
the lookout and helmsman to avoid running them down. Indeed, 
such an accident could not have been prevented, had the night 
been obscure or dark, instead of a brilliant moonlight. It was 
twelve at night before the frigate came to anchor in Macao Roads. 
