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Ship in better sailing condition, the Ballast, Water and the principal part of the provisions were procured from a Mr. Cithcart an American who has been a resident here for 20 Years, and has amassed during that time a considerable of a Fortune, by furnishing Whale Ships putting in here, with supplies, Ship Tahmaroo sailed on the 21st, the Bark Diamond and Schooner Boston sailed in Company on the 27th intending to make the passage through the Straits of Magellan, on the 28th S.P. Clark and myself took passage in a small Sail Boat for the City of St Catharines. the rest of our Company had all been up previous to this, the distance to St Catharines from where we Anchored was about 12 Miles, The morning, was clear and warm, and the Wind
so light that our Boatman was compelled to row the whole distance, we passed several small Villages on our route, vis Santa Cruz, San Antonio, St. Joseph, arrived at St Catharines about 12 M. we proceeded to the "Hotel De Vapor" Kept by an American, and in first rate style, at 2 P.M. we dined once more again like civillised beings, we had for the last two months been accustomed to eat such stuff as was prepared for us in Tin Pans and making a table of the Deck or anything else that was most convenient, and compelled to call such fare a dinner. But oh ye Gods! if such were dinners by what name shall I call the present meal. I must admit that I devoured the good things set before me with such a rapacious appetite, that I tore myself away reluctantly from the Table, for fear of worse consequences than hunger, would befall me, to attempt a description, it would ^[[insertion]] require [[/insertion]] a person better informed in Culinary maters than myself, but the Beef I thought unusually fine flavoured and juicy.  after dinner we indulged in a