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me was caused by a rocket which was
fired as a signal that we were in
want of a pilot; and also the place near
which we were lying was called Dunge Ness
from which place pilots are generally
taken. We had to wait about two hours,
during which time I dressed and had
my breakfast before our pilots came
aboard, when we again got under way,
and as the fog had cleared away, and
as it was now a beautiful bright
morning we had an opportunity of see-
ing some of the coast very near to
which we were sailing. Shortly after
six o'clock we came in sight of the cele-
brated cliffs of Dover, with the castle
on the summit. The Cliffs presented
a splendid appearance in the morning
sun, the faces of which were as white
as snow varied by dark spots or patches
caused I suppose by deep indentations
in their face. The summit of the Cliffs
and the country lying contiguous was
covered with fields of grain and

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