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53 office blown over, & the letters knocked into "Pie." 15th Commenced a Cruze in the Sloop "Cutter" bound to Matagora. 6 pm. abreast of the 'Three Trees' or more properly three clumps of Trees. 17 at Sun down got over the Bar of 'Paso Cabello' & came to anchor below Cummings' the pilot's house - (For Nautical and other particulars see Appendix Communication to the Geographical Society p 842.3) Accompanied the Master of the Sloop on Shore to pass the Evening at _______ This is a rude looking place. A host of large hunting dogs bow-wow'd us from the landing to the log house. This log house was of an inferior description, but I have seen such habitations built very neatly, and furnished, good beds with their attendant bars to shield one at night from the sting of the Mosquito, and even to a Piano Forte We perceived that the inmates were at Supper, we were pressed to partake the evening meal with them, but we had supped. Seats were brought outside to ? I must confess that I was not very polite for taking several peeps into the interior of the log house, for