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Wednesday 7th
Continued Squally all day the passengers remaining below most all the time, Capt. A succeded in capturing a dolphin. Lat 22"16 Long [[37"20 overwritten 00"00]] not obtained.

Thursday 8th
Nothing to record today but that they are brushing up to go ashore at Rio we expect to arrive there to night Lat 23"9 Lon 41"30

Friday 9th
I sat up till twelve last night expecting to see the sugar loaf light which is situated at the entrance of Rio harbour. I turned in about 1/2 past twelve expecting to have a good nap but in this I was grieviously disappointed as they kept up a continual getting up stairs till daylight when the cry of Land ho commenced and such a rushing up and down; Oh Lord. being rather I tried to tuck it ^[[out]] but could not as they were continually requesting one to turn up and see the land being rather swinish I would not start, till finally two or three got hold of me and pulled me out by main force. I blessed them most affectionately for some time in a strain of eloquence that would be a caution to ears devout - after which I turned up and went forward as I supposed to see the Elephant - and such a magninificent scene I never beheld - Mountain after mountain rising in continual succession covered with verdure and seeming to reach the sky it seemed as though we were running right in to them for at first light and for some time I could distinguish no entrance to the Harbour. The sea all round was covered with sails of all sizes and of all countries most however from Yankee land there were 35 sails in sight as we approached the Harbour and as we shot past them one after another we exchanged signals with the Bark Maria of Boston which left Boston sixteen days before us, which when the boys heard they gave three hearty cheers and sang a song composed for the occasion of entering the harbour