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with her crew, in the humble attitude of devotion: surrounded by 
the boundless ocean, the foundation of their august temple; and 
the cerulean expanse of heaven, its magnificent canopy! to see 
them in the midst of this unstable element, when separated from 
all their friends, adoring the universal Friend and Father of the 
creation; who maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon 
the wings of the wind; who raiseth the tempest; and saith to the 
raging waves, peace! be still? — I am sorry to observe, that the 
solemnity of public worship is a duty too little attended to in these 
iioaling habitations, these worlds of wonder! Surely, in such a 
situation, it must he the highest gratification to offer the tribute of 
prayer and praise to the great Jehovah; for the sea is his, and 
He made it! 
During the calms under the line the sea was smooth as glass; 
and every floating substance thrown over-board, remaining round 
the vessel, we were often obliged, in the cool of the evening, to 
lower the boats, and tow her to some distance. We continued 
six weeks in these sultry climates, with only now and then a light 
air to waft us gently on; and when most wanted, our water began 
to fail: we at last became almost spiritless from the languor occa- 
sioned by the enervating heat, and the dull uniformity of this 
part of our voyage. 
At length, after being disappointed by many deceitful appear- 
ances of imaginary shores, and when reduced to our last cask 
of water, the man at the mast-head saw land, and trie coast of 
Malabar was soon discerned through the telescopes on deck: the 
powers of language fail to express the joy which thrilled in our 
