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9 made sail: spoke a small Brazilian Schooner: weather
much improved - In the afternoon while sending up the maintopmast,
the mast rope carried away, and it came down by the
run. At 3 a heavy squall shortned sail - At 5 a nice little breeze
but dead on end - Saw what we considered to be Alverida -

June 7th At 6.30 found we had made a mistake in the land
and that we were at least 20 miles more to leeward than we expected;
working to windward with all possible sail set - the
Sick list very large, but only one severe case, the others being caused
by the late boisterous weather, in the shape of broken shins, jammed
fingers, & colds. At noon got a slant of wind - At 4 came abreast
of Anachtomalin : wind falling light. At 5 it came on to rain
and became very dark, stood in towards the land and came
to an anchor in 10 fths, furled sails - very heavy rain -

June 8th Very wet with a fresh breeze from SE . At 5 lighted fires
6.30 steam up, weighed and steamed toward the Fort: 9 on the
Sick list, and 13 short of complement, making it hard work for
the remainder of the ships company. At 11 anchored, banked up the
fires, and Commdr and I went ashore in search for a Pilot, to take
us up to St. Catherines : at the first house, we learnt he was on
board a Brig, so we went to a friends house, the widow of a Pilot
where we had passed several evenings: they were as usual very glad
to see us : we had a chat with the four daughters in broken English,
and Portuguese: in the house I found a case of fever for whom I
prescribed at noon we got a Pilot and went on board, weighed and
steamed up to the town against a SE gale with thick rain - At 2.30
came to an anchor off the town, found here a small Brazy Schooner.
Commdr and Purser went on shore to wait on the Consul: weather
very rough and cold: at 4 gig returned. Towards evening it blew
hard from SE, gave her more chain.

June 9th At daylight sent market boat on shore : at 8 Pilot