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wanted to dispose of at an exorbitant
rate, viz. £1 Sterling per hundred weight for
the former and 3 shillings per dozen for
the latter. They did not sell many
at that extreme rate. During the day
the sailors were busy in getting the anchors
over the side of the Ship. During the
day the wind has been very light; and
the air is remarkably clear and we
can see a great distance, and in
the course of the afternoon we counted
as many as twenty-two sail. The sun
sets in these latitudes about eight o'clock.
Our rations were once again served out today,
and we expect it will be the last time.
We have been on the lookout all evening
for the Lighthouse on the Scilly Islands
but we could not see it. This day
I have attained the age of twenty-three,
the first that I have spent away from
home.

Friday August 14th.

I was awakened very early this morning
by Mr. Coad with the joyful sound of

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