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afternoon they both stood out to sea

November 3rd At day light saw the Express not far off and
sent a boat to communicate, and learnt from her that
the Frigate which we took for the Flag Ship, was the Castor-
31 days from England, and bound to the Cape - English
consul dined with Commdr and invited me to dinner
next week - In the evening some gentlemen from shore
came off and spent a couple of hours - After they left
I had a quiet game of cribbage, made it Saturday night and
turned in

Sunday November 4th - At Pernambuco - At 7
communicated with the Express - Saw a large Steamer
coming from the Sward 9.30 Went to Divisions 10.30
went away in the gig to the English Church, where we heard an
excellent Sermon preached by the Revd Mr. Morgan relative to the
fall of Sebastopol: got on board to dinner and in the
evening went ashore for a couple of hours, to the Sardinian Consuls
It was a great day among the Portuguese, the Brazilian Troops
were all under arms, a feu de joie was fired, the Le Deurn
played and sang by a very large Orchestra, and a grand
display of fireworks took place at noon.

November 5th Battle of Larkermon, Guy Fawkes &c Blowing
fresh from the Sward. In the forenoon went ashore and
played billiards, came off to dinner, had a siesta and
in the evening went to Mr Bowman's, a Scotchman, where
I had tea; Mrs Bowman and I (a Dundee lady) very soon got
great friends, as I had been aCollege Mate with some young
men formerly friends of hers : spent a very pleasant evening
and left at 9, after accepting an invitation from Mr. Morgan
the Clergyman

November 6th Shortly after daylight saw the Express;