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nor been heard from the Pacific is much better to
navigate than the Atlantic it beeing [being] smother [smoother] and not
subject to gales of wind The winds blow North and
South from the eaquator [Equator] at all times of the year
on the Pacific which is something I cannot account
for you however it does not extend more than one
hundred miles along the coast and the winds shift
from time to time as it does in other places
we have all been well since we left except sea
sickness and all feel well and in good spirrits [spirits]
as Could be expected from any one who ha[s] left
their families far far behind and all theire [their]
friends and relatives There is in Panama some
four hundred persons wating [waiting] for pasage [passage] up the
Pacific and some two hundred more on their way
from Chagres to this place and the Steamer
will not be able to accomidate [accommodate] more than
one half of them and the rest will have to
remain here paying from $2 $9 per day for
Board which will come very hard for some of
them as the expense of crossing the Isthmuss [Isthmus]
is so much hevier [heavier] than was expected
I will tell you what five of us and baggage
to get acrossed [across] the net sum will be over $900
you can judge for we calculated it would not
be over one hundred