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was [swept?] up in a [?] a large stone with him was layed on a
few boards aracted for the purpose at the gangway, funerall service
rode, in the Military fashon he there was committed to the watree
grave, poor man he had undergone 2 Campanes, + endured the hard-
-ships of the climate + dangers, + this far on his way home to see
his people and had to part with his existance about 1000 Miles from
the Cape of Good Hope, I is God who ordaines the things + we only
may say that we hope God has taken from a world of many troubles
to one whoes skies are Celestial + [?] the servents of God.

8th very slight winds today, scarcely sailing 60 Miles in 24 hours,
but before Night I hope a breeze will come + send us over the waters a little farther
about 4 o.c P.M. one of our [Stansal?] Booms was broken by to hard pulling

9th about one o.c. A.M. the wind brisked up + sent our ship along
at a rate of about 7 or 8 Notes per hour, when we rose in the Morning how
bright were every mans countinance as their eyes beheld the bonny sails
[illegible?] + the ship speeding along so [rapidethy?], the Sailors are
busy today preparing new [Stansale?] boom + new

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