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BOMBAY TO BUSHIRE. 
tinker by the smut on his face, the tailor by the shreds that had adhered 
to him from his shopboard. 
On our arrival at the Factory, we closed our dispatches for Europe, 
and then completed a day full of entertainment, by an excellent 
dinner. 
The Nereide sailed with the dispatches on the morning; and before 
dayJight was out of sight. The passage between Bombay and Bushire, 
which had been made in thirty-four days, was now retraced in twelve. 
