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adjacent island who come to the turtle fishing. Lightning again at night to the northward. Monday 17th. -- We are far from safe in our defenseless state in these seas, and I do not feel altogether comfortable at being left without our consort. Pirates still infest these seas, principally from the island of Cuba where they are sort of tolerated by the authority. -- About two years ago, the Alexander, Capt. Ferguson from Greenock was taken by Pirates hereabouts, and the Capt. hung upon the yard arm. -- He was a fine young man, married a very short time before that voyage, and very well known to our Captain, The Steward also was killed and the mate and rest of the crew were put ashore on the island of Puerto Rico. -- Birds of many different sorts and sizes flying about.. -- Tuesday 18th. Fine weather and a good breeze; -- we were becalmed about 2 hours last night. Wednesday 19. The mate caught a booby asleep in the jolly boat last night and kept it till this morning. -- The body is about the size of a blackbirds, but the bill is about 2 inches long, and the wings about 2 1/2 feet from tip to tip. -- The color is a dark dirty brown, with the front of the head? white: -- it is webfooted. -- A sail in sight ahead keeping upon the wind. -- We do not like the appearance of her, but keep our course. -- She put about before the wind, and must be a first rate Sailer as in the evening she was