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became sober he regretted that it happened, and said as much
to the mate but he did not seem disposed to overlook it, but I
heard no more of it

[right side] Monday May 14^th

This day will probably long be remembered
by all on board. The [?Pharsalier?], as we [cross out] this day [end strikethrough] fore the first time
for 107 days, had the privalage of again treading uppon Terra
Firma. At 3o'clock P.M. cast anchor in Valparaiso.

I did not go on shore until the next day, when I found that
I could walk quite comfortably although I supposed before that
after being tumbled about so long it would be
difficult to take a natural gait. But I found I was no more of a sailor in *
We found great numbers of men here
from the United States who were bound for California
I should think that there were upwards of 1000 [?] vessels full
of Passengers were constantly arriving and departing

The number of inhabitants in Valparaiso are estimated
from 15 to 40 thousand owing to the nature of the ground
on which the city is built and the manner of
building tis impossible to form any estimate of the number from
transitory observation. The country around Valparaiso is very
hilly mountainous and [cross out] barren [end strikethrough] bare exept down iin the deep
valleys between the hills, where there are vinyards in everlasting
bloom, where grapes figs apples pears peaches oranges
lemons and various other fruits abound where for one one rial about
[12? 19?] 1/2 cts one can enter and eat his fill.

The inhabitants were verry peaceable and orderly, much more
so than our own people were, and withall verry hospitable
espacially the women.

There was an United States Sloop, [insertion] The Pall [end insertion] of war lying in the
harbor, wanting to carry our minister home who had
got into some difficulty by marrying a Chilian lady contary
to their church laws which are Catholic

There was also a British Frigate, the Asia laying there
and numberless other vessels of all nations
We stopped there just one week took in water and fresh provisions
walked run and rode ourselves almost to death, to make up
for lost time, and then on Monday the 21 at 2 PM we
set saill and our old ship turned her head towards
California and up to this time.

[right side] Saturday 26th

we have had a fine sun with the wind aft studding
sails all set so that today we are about 22º South of
the line

*that respect than when I started