MALTA AND SICILY. 
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LETTER II. 
Lazaret, Malta, Dec. 4th, 1833 . 
A few hours after I had closed my last letter, 
our repairs were completed, though in a very 
rough and temporary manner, and we once 
more took our departure from Gibraltar. 
As we had now the advantage of daylight, 
we had a fine view of the rock, and of the 
opposite coast of Africa, where the most re¬ 
markable object was a mountain called Ape’s 
Hill, near to which lies the town of Ceuta. 
The gale of the preceding night had raised a 
tremendous swell, which continued during 
the next day, and occasioned the vessel to 
roll very uneasily. Instead of steering for 
the unlucky Cape de Gatt again, we now 
