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VOYAGE FROM ODESSA, 
chap, hour we descried Cape Kelegry, at the distance 
; of somewhat less than seven leagues. We were 
unable to make any observation of the ship’s 
latitude. Cloudy weather, and a heavy sea. 
November 5. — The weather was still hazy: a 
light wind prevailed from the east, and a tur- 
bulent sea- Our. crew observed, during the 
day, that the vessel leaked, and made about an 
inch of water in four hours, owing to the heavy 
sea. At six in the evening there fell a calm, 
when we discovered the coast ; and at day- 
break the next morning (Nov. 6th) observed 
distinctly the land at the mouth of the Canal of 
Constantinople , distant about six leagues and a 
half. All this morning we were animated by 
the Captain with such hopes of entering the 
Canal, that we expected to breakfast in Constan- 
tinople. During our short voyage from Odessa, 
the Captain, by slackening sail continually for 
his nephew’s ship, which proved but an indif- 
ferent sailor, had regularly lost one league in 
three; and it happened, most unfortunately, that 
we had to wait again, at the very mouth of the 
Canal: by this delay we not only lost the 
opportunity of getting in at that time, but 
nearly sacrificed the crews and cargoes ot both 
ships. The copy from our log-book, which is 
given in the Appendix, will best tell what our 
