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Tuesday Aug. 18th

This morning with the tide the anchor
was again lifted, and I suppose for
the last time we got underweigh;
and with the assistance of two tug-boats
we started on our journey up to London.
In a short time we reached Gravesend,
a very large town about [eighteen, struck through] thirty-two miles
from London, and which is I am informed
a great resort of the London people
during the Summer months and is
moreover celebrated for its shrimps,
of which however I know nothing about
as yet. Great numbers of vessels of all
descriptions were lying at Gravesend, and
here we were obliged to stop and take
on board two Custom House officers
called tidewaiters whose duty it is to
see that nothing leaves the Ship in
her passage up the river. As soon
as we had received the two officers of
the Customs we started again and
proceeded uninterruptedly on our
journey. After passing Gravesend, directly

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