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in Armament. And every thing else we ran down the coast on the larb' tack until we got into the Horse latitudes. here we were becalmed for several days. on this part of the coast men of war are seldom ever seen the generally keep further to seaward whilst the coasting craft run close in. one evening a light [?breeze?] sprung up the Capt who was a jolly old [?] determined to have a little frolic ashore so we ran into a small bay came too with the kedge and [crossed out: got out a few] [?] a few boats. All the officers except those who were wanted on duty went I belonged to the gig and of course went too. I never in all my life saw a more pleasant time, the spanish girls in this lat 32◦ were as fair as our own and so kind and modest and not so modest either we staid on shore 3 days enjoying ourselves and I was known as the tall American courted almost by all the girls and associating with the same company as the Capt who supplied me with Money, I never was so sorry so sorry to leave a place in My life and when we did we each got a sly Kiss and saw a starting tear from our favourites. one morning a signal was made from the ship the Capt instantly called us all together we took our leave with sad hearts and repaired on board, the amount was that a coaster had reported that she had been chased by the 25th of My 2 days before. we made sail with a