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came to an anchor - with every appearance
of a Pampero, and mosquitoes in any quantity.
Vingt-un was plaid in the wardroom, but
I preferred making it Saturday night turning in.

Sunday February 1st 1857 Steamer
into Parana. At 1 it came on to blow most
frightfully, followed afterwards by rain, lightning
and thunder - which continued till 4 am, when
we weighed and steamed up the river. At 10
we again weighed and anchored off Port of
Parana at 11, when we were visited by
several people. In the afternoon a man was brought
on board from an Italian Schooner with a bayonet
wound in the right femoral vein, the haemmorhage
I had some difficulty in stopping. Most of
the Officers went on shore.

February 2nd At 8 saluted the Argentine Flag with
21 guns, which were shortly returned from the Fort.
At 9.30 Admiral and Lieut went on shore to call
on the [?] resident. Mosquitoes very troublesome particularly
in the morning. In the afternoon a mate was
brought to me badly wounded by a mosquito.

February 3rd Several visitors came on board,
I was very sick all day. In the evening the
Admiral and most of the Officers went to a
Ball in the evening, some not returning till
day light.

Febry 4th At 8 the Admiral and Lieut came