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lighthouse upon which is shining very
brightly, to warn us off the rocky shore.
Had a long conversation with Dick the
Sailor this evening.

Saturday Aug. 15th

During the day we have been speeding
up the channel at a pretty steady
rate. About ten o'clock we came in
view of the Isle of Wight, but being
very misty we could ^not see much of
the land except the mere outlines,
although not very distant. During
the morning we were visited by two
[Dial?] Pilots but the Captain does not
intend to take a pilot until he gets
further up. We kept the Isle of Wight
in view for for two or three hours when we
lost sight of the land altogether until
this evening, when we again approached
it in the neighborhood of Beechey
Point to be a revolving one as it alternately
flashes and disappears. We are now
rounding the headland and are

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