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The passengers who wished to stay on deck, would stand,
to get out of the water that was floating on deck, and to
keep their feet dry. This the Captain observing and thinking
probably that this chance was better than they deserved, and that
they were getting more than they bargained paid for, took the
trouble to have it it removed, and for no other conceivable
reason than to gratify this innaccomodating disposition,
this is but one of numerous acts of comtemptable meanness
that he has performed. And this is the man that
we were told before leaving Boston, would do evrything
in his power, for the comfort and convienience of all
who took passage on board the Pharsalia.

Towards night the wind ceased blowing, and it bcame
nearly calm. Saw towards night saw we had some visetors
from the court of South America in the shape of butterflies
some of which wer caught, rather along flight for such
an insect, as we were 5 or 600 miles from land.

Wednesday 7^th [centered]

Wind light from W, and variable, saw a sail astern, we were
making no headway as the wind had died away, but she came
up towards us to quite fast bringing the wind with her,
she passed us about twelve o'clock about 1/2 mile one half mile
to the leward wint but not within hail, they wrote with chalk
on her side, that she, 49 days from N.Y. with 6 Passengers
bound for San Francisco. She this was the Barque
Madonna, she sailed 11 days before us. Soon after passing
us it fell calm and we lay within half mile of each other
untill night. Saw a sail gust it night, it pa ahead
she and passed to the east towards th[e] North

Thursday 8^th [centered]

Lat [Latitude] 27° 28 Lon [Longitude] 36° 44" [inches]. Barque wa still near us the sky was
sun rose clear although the sky was mostly covered with
heavy black clouds at 8 o'clock wind sprung up from the east blew fresh
at noon, as the wind freshened up increased, the Captain
sounded an all sail, untill every stitch of canvas, that
would draw was set; studding sails and all, and for two
hours we had quite an exiting [exciting] time; in this little
world of ours, in trying to pass the barque, we sted-
dily gained on her, and passed her, and before night,
she was several miles astern.