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from the ship must have had a dangerous aspect, for it was really 
affecting to behold with what tenderness Madam Fogliardi ca¬ 
ressed her young husband, as he once more happily stood on 
the deck. I also became acquainted on board the Edward Ques- 
nell with a Portuguese, Dr. Constancio, and his wife. During the 
ephemeral government qf the Cortes in his native land, this indi¬ 
vidual wa$ Portuguese ambassador near the government of the 
United States, and had subsequently, during the existence of the 
counter-revolution, lost his office. After remaining half an hour 
on board the Edward Quesnell, Mr. Croker took me back in his 
long-boat to the Pacific. We made the transition in less than four 
minutes. This Mr. Croker is a Quaker, and an experienced sea¬ 
man; he had crossed the ocean one hundred and thirty-four 
times. 
During the next three days the wind remained unfavoura¬ 
ble. Several vessels from Liverpool, were making port; one of 
them had only been twenty-six days on her voyage. We were 
likewise, approached by several small vessels bound to different 
foreign countries, and like us, contending with a contrary wind. 
Towards evening I received a note from Messrs. Leroy, Bayard 
& Co. in Nfew York, acquainting me with the failure of the firm 
of Fries & Co. in Vienna. As I had formerly been very hospi¬ 
tably received by that house, and was personally acquainted with 
all the individuals belonging to it, their misfortunes deeply af¬ 
flicted me. 
On the 22d, the rain abated and the weather began to clear up, 
but the wind continued steadily blowing from the east, which 
kept us in the same spot. Nothing interrupted the uniformity 
of our mode of living, which we beguiled by reading the news¬ 
papers that we received from the city, and looking at vessels 
coming from England, running into port before the wind. One 
of these vessels had one hundred and forty Irish emigrants on 
board. The James Cropper, a ship belonging to the line, had 
sailed on the 16th ultimo, from Liverpool. Two days previous, 
the Silas Richards, another of the same line, had also arrived, 
which left Liverpool on the 24th ult. In one of the New York pa¬ 
pers, we found a letter from the master of this vessel, in which 
he stated, that he had seen the celebrated sea serpent, not far 
from the American coast. 
During the 23d of June, we still remained becalmed; the 
weather was cloudy and rainy throughout the whole day. Mr. 
Hottinguer, who likewise began to feel the effects of ennui on 
board his vessel, paid me a visit, took a luncheon and dined with 
us, and passed the greater part of the day in our company. When 
in the evening he returned to the Edward Quesnell, I accompa¬ 
nied him, and made a short visit to my half despairing acquain- 
