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of getting their bedding up on the Deck to air them, which gave the Ship quite an appearance of a May day. some were engaged in Shooting birds. Lat 39°03' South Long 78°50' West
 
Friday May 18th 1849 - Clear and warm. no wind the Same as yesterday. Saw a Sail from the Mast head to the westward Lat 38°45' South Long 78°45' West

Saturday May 19th 1849. Warm and clear. no wind Lat 37°42' Long 77°40'

Sunday May 20th 1849. Cloudy and Cooler, a brisk wind from the North. a dead ahead wind to repay us for the last 3 days of calm. The joyful sound of "Land ho" was heard. "Where away!" a little on the Starboard Bow! was the reply. I was in the Cabin at the time, any other word spoken with a greater volume of voice would have passed unheeded; The Land! The Solid Land! With all its odour of Earth and Flowers is a word if uttered in a whisper, has deep music for one who has for 50 days, been stunned by contentious waves, a Sweetness and vigor of meaning to the wayfarer on the Seas. "Land ahead!" The land we saw was Cape St Maria, a point of land, a short distance below Conception on the Coast of Chili Lat 36°56' South Long 
76°00' West -

Monday May 21st 1849. Cloudy Wind North - Saw a Ship astern of us this morning. while on the Starboard tack we passed quite near her. The American Ensign was run up on board of our Bark. She in return hoisted the Chillian Flag. Lat 
36°25' South Long 74°04' West

Tuesday May 22nd 1849 - We had a tremendious heavy Shower of Rain last night, and with it came a change of Wind, this morning it was clear and Cold the Wind South East about