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evening- of this day we made land, and saw the chap. 
eastern fort at the entrance of the Damiata ' ^ " * 
branch of the Nile, bearing n. w. distant seven 
or eight miles. 
Jiihj the twenty-seventh, at ten a. m. we were 
employed in answering signals from the Heroine; 
and it was very interesting to us landsmen, to 
observe the facility with which the commanders 
of frigates, separated from each other by such • 
an immense distance that their vessels were 
scarcely visible to the naked eye, held a 
conversation with each other. We had calm 
weather with light breezes during this and the 
following day: no land v/as visible. July the 
twenty-ninth, observed a strange cutter to 
leeward, and land bearing s. w. and by s. sup- 
posed to be Cape Brule, distant six or seven 
miles. July the thirtieth, about three p. m. we 
made land from the mast head, which proved 
to be Cape Berelos, bearing s. s. w. distant about 
ten or twelve miles, the town of Rosetta being 
at the same time w. and by s. half s. distant ten 
or eleven miles. 
July the thirty-first, a calm and a strong 
current compelled us to anchor east of Rosetta, 
in five fathoms and a half water. On the 
