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Top Sail halliards he stood on his pegs and we soon found that it was not going to be the End of him, he is a good natured Sole however, and takes great delight in extolling the Ship builders of Newbury port - and of awl the Ships built there the Capitol is the poorest in his opinion Lat 54"12 Lon 75" 08

Monday 23d
Slowly we are crawling round this everlasting Cape, our prospects now are more favourable and to day we enjoy the first fair day in fifteen, the passengers like Bees in Spring are improving it by walking and exercising their stiff limbs. in exercising on deck Lat 53"8 Longitude 76"12" 
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Tuesday April 24th
Weather still fair and we progress a little, we are clear of that d-d infernal Cape and sailing down the Pacific  it Seems as though we had just started for Calafornia having to come round this Robin hoods barn to get here there is much anxiety now to get into Valparaiso and ascertain or get the latest news an average run of ten days will probably take us there. Latitude 52"33 Longitude 77"01

Wednesday April 25th
We are down to 50 Latitude and a change is quite perceptible. There are two vessels in sight bound as we are. I am sick and tired of this State of suspense and anxiety, the thought that, ^[[it]] may after all be an illusion that we have been [[gumd?]] and have suffered all these privations, undertaken this long tedious and dangerous journey for nothing is anything but pleasant Well I say never give it up So Mr Brown, persevere to the end -