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4th Monday Had a nice breakfast of fish & cc At 12 oclock the Firemens procession began to pass, it was a very fine display of Engines & men, The Engines [were?] very handsome with most of them being nickled plated, & looked too handsome for use. New Orleans is well equipped with Engines but, badly off for water or means of getting at it. I am told [unclear] have never had any very large fires there. We went over to [Mayor?] [unclear] [unclear] and