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of his questions in Spanish, and only making him write down what he wanted, by the help of a dictionary we managed to satisfy him. He was very polite and attentive and embraced us at parting. -- The appearance of the shore is uncomfortable; -- nothing but the bare beach with low sand hills in the background with here and there a patch of low shrubs, and almost no appearance of inhabitants. -- Wednesday 26th. 1/2 past. 4. Weighted anchor and Sailed in Company with HM. Brig Cameleon, with very little wind. We kept ahead of the Cameleon till within 6 or 8 miles of Alvarado. The Forte Frigate (on convoy from Jamaica) with the brig's Walworth Castle, Francis, and Peru, joined us here. -- The American Frigate the John Adams also passed us to the N. -- We happened to be pretty near the mouth of the river and could see the Vessels in the harbour, and hoisted a signal and fired a gun for a pilot, and after a long interval finding that none made his appearance we endeavoured to cross the bar ourselves, but not knowing the right course and there being a heavy swell we were obliged to put about after having twice struck the ground, and anchored in 8 fathoms. -- We hailed the Peru and they tell us it is eleven feet water on the bar, and so we only