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78 April 24

hear nothing reliable. Along the
St. Johns allmost all the houses are
deserted here & there you see some
body but very rarely.

We happily got breakfast after
all, as the Captain divided some
rice which he had brought
among the men. We also pro-
cured some bacon, sweet potatoes,
& oranges[?] from some neighbour.
& after that the steamer started for
the Ocalawoha river whose entrance
is near Walakia. We went up
about two miles where we found
the steamer Hattie & one small[crossed out]
steam barge which she had met
there & also another barge & they
were already evading them