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appearances the female population is all the same so as Jing Jollygon has it, as you pass along the streets the Cry of Yankee come in not infrequently greet you, and often these loving dears will come out clapping their arms round your neck try to coax you along, where if you are virtuos enough to withstand their assaults, they tell you to go to H--l you d--d Yankee son of a B--h, the Houses on those streets are built of clay and many of them only one room which is neatly furnished with its nice curtains Bed in view from the Street, The stories about Calafornia exceed our most sanguine expectations, and are equalled only by the tales of the Arabian Nights, The sloop of war Dale is in port having just arrived from Calafornia. She has on board one million and a half of gold dust. I visited the Mercantile Reading Room a large spacious and elegant room commanding a view of the harbour furnished with powerful glass and foreign papers. it is free for all to visit and speaks highly for the Merchants of Valparaiso,
Friday night I returned on board having been informed that our ship would sail early Saturday morning, the water and all other necessaries are laid, in and the passengers flocking aboard, they are all recounting their exploits on Shore. Their amours with the Senoritas, their wonderful adventures are equald only by Jack the Giant Killer or Gulliver, I wonder what their anxious Wives and Mothers would say if they knew how their dear Husbands were acting here (Mum) the following [[underlined]] American Vessels are now in this port.[[/underlined]]
Date of arrival [[strikethrough]] Days[[/strikethrough]]
                           Name          Time  from
March            US. Ship Independence,  20 days   Calao
      7th                 Sacramento     80  "   " N York
"      "                  Gen Patterson  85  "   " "  "
"      "                      Edwin     100  "   " Salem
"      9                  Panturet        4  "   " Chilio
"     19                  Sea Queen      80  "   " N York
April  5                  Grey Eagle     72  "   "
                                                Philadelphia