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destroyed in consequence. About twelve
the wind began to come from the same
quarter at which we lost it, but very
gently at first, but which gradually
increased to about four knots an hour.
We were now running directly on
shore, and at six the order was
given to "About Ship" to which we all
fell cheerfully, hoping for the last time.
We had hardly got her about when a
gust which we had noticed rising
in the northwest, and which looked
very threatening broke upon us with
a very strong wind, and which sent
us along before it at the rate of
ten knots an hour, heading directly
for the Delaware River. We were
sailing, when it came upon us directly
out to sea as we came up
before the wind so beautifully, the
wake of the ship could be [traced?]
far behind us forming a beautiful
~~a beauti~~ curve ~~many~~ several miles in extent.
This I think was about the most

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