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CLOUD AND CLIPPERTON ISLANDS—"WHALES, SHARKS, PORPOISES, AND DOLPHINS—A SHARK 
CAPTURED—SHARK STEAK—“ CAUDLE LECTURE ”—DEATH OF SAMUEL B. LEWIS—A 
CALM—FOOT RACES BY THE SHIP’S FURNITURE—PASSENGER PECULIARITIES—SHORT OF 
PROVISIONS—“ BOUT SHIP ”—FIRST OF JANUARY—ITS LUXURIES AT SEA—A TAME SEA- 
FOWL—A PASSENGER DYING—A SHARK—A DELIGHTFUL EVENING SCENE—A DEATH— 
BURIAL AT SEA BY CANDLE LIGHT—A TURTLE NAVIGATING THE CCEAN—HIS SUSPICIOUS 
CONDUCT—A WRITTEN PROTEST AGAINST THE CAPTAIN—COCUS ISLAND—CAPTURING 
“ BOOBIES.” 
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On the 17th, we passed under the lea of Cloud island—lat. 
19°, long. 103°. 21st; passed Clipperton island, lat. 11°, long. 
103°. The air is filled with sea-fowl; the island is a rocky 
pile, having the appearance of a dilapidated castle; and is sur¬ 
rounded by a low sandy beach. We are surrounded by whales, 
sharks,.porpoises and dolphins ; our first mate strikes a porpoise 
at midnight, and it is hauled on deck by the crew. 
On the 22d, the mate struck a shark ; it was hauled on deck, 
and we had shark-steak for breakfast. All out with the captain, 
and the lectures he receives are only equalled by those of the 
amiable “Mrs. Caudle.” He finds himself wofully in the minor¬ 
ity, and confines himself to his state-room. We not only charge 
the adverse winds to his account, but the destitution of the ship; 
of his guilt of the latter charge, the jury were unanimous. 
24th. The death of Samuel B. Lewis is announced. He was 
buried at 9 A.M., lat. 6°-12 / north. He was from Elmira, N. Y., 
where he leaves a widowed mother to mourn his untimely death. 
On my return, I learned that subsequent to his starting for Cali¬ 
fornia, his father was accidently killed; the mother wrote for 
her son ; he was her only solace ; upon him she leaned for con¬ 
solation ; but on a dreary night, as the wind howled mournfully 
without, she dreamed her son returned, and as she was about 
to clasp him to her bosom, he shrunk from her sight and disap¬ 
peared forever. 
