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2174 Tuesday Nov 4th,- Showers this morning- we lay here at Revas all night, as the passengers did not come on boards and this being a small Steamer, without sleeping accommodations atall "except fot eh hands", the passengers spent the night as best they could- some laying on the Deck, some on the baggage- some in one place, some in another- I planted myself on my Valise about midships, on the Starbord side, in the campanionway, and leaning back against the unclear, as soon as I came on board, and I intend to stick here till I find a better place- I doubt however' of finding a better place on board this Boat She is called the Director, and is about 15- or 20 tons burden, should judge, might have possibly have been 50- she is a miserable thing- all we can find to eat on board is dry bread- it was 4 Oclock Pm, before the passengers were all on board from Revas- we then left R and went down to Virgin Bay where we stoped a few moments, and finally left at 6 Pm for the Atlantic shores- the steamer so crowded almost in possible to move about on board- this however' is no inconvenience to me,/ so far as moving about myself,/ as I have been siting on my Valise ever since I came on board, should I leave it doubtful of me ever seeing it again- several have been lost already- - so I intend to hold on to mine- and my seat too here,-