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that growed and [?] dash against her sides which makes her tremble from
side to side. I think of the once happy home + the once fond friends, of the
once flowery groves, + of the once pleasant hourse I have spent amongst
them, I am aproching there, but knows not if I will find a friend, a
home, to [repose?] to, I have lift friend [welth?], + going
seea [?] to find the land of my Nativity.

[Illegible?] it has a very diffrent from what is in My Memory at
home in [[Europe]], it is fearfuly stormy. 2 Ships in sight, but
[narry?] clouds. soon enough to them + they were hide from our
from our view. they appearently were going in an opposite from
us, the [?] lightning was very plentifull

2nd very fine day the best this fortnight, + a splended wind
[runing?] along at the rate of 9 or 10 notes per hour, every one
please to see us dashing along although the wave was at
times dashing over the bulworks + weating all around
[illegible?] which [?] although to all who sead it I cannot
healp thinking about [?] and the chat I hads

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