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about the island a larger porpoise which runs in smaller schools was found very numerous. The wind was calm for some hours & we rowed in the last few miles reaching the landing place of the settlement on the island at about 2 P.M. We were met by the custom house officer to whom I had a letter & upon its presentation we were cordially received by this officer Don Antonio. 
He took us to the Custom house where he lives & gave us a room & the use of a broad veranda on the second floor. 

The building is a frame one of lumber from the US & is very comfortable for this climate being cool & airy & dry. Here we had our outfit taken, & established our headquarters during the time of our visit to this Is. Our trip out was a tiresome one & made especially so by the development of rather disagreeable qualities by our companions of the Herrick party. Sleeping at night on the seats of the boat & eating food cooked over a fire on the sand box was not entertaining. With this take two companions whose appearance was gloomy & downcast from morning to night & it made the voyage  doubly irksome. 
[[strikethrough]] As soon as we landed [[/strikethrough]]
We landed on a gravelly beach on an open bay in front of the narrow strip of nearly level ground which slopes gradually back to