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192 Saturday, Sept 29th.- Pleasant, Geo is improving.- we were towed through what is called the Slough by a small steam Boat this Pm- soon after she left us, we got aground, and here we laid hard & fast at times we retired unclear Sunday Sept 30th.- Pleasant, we lay aground all night got under way again about day light,- past New York about 3 Pm- and arrived at Benecia about 4, where we stoped for a few moments- here, as this place there are several W S vessels- the Naval Stores are also here- and from this place, the W S vessels fit out etc- there are also several Merchantmen laying here, all laid up.- Soon after leaving this place, the wind died away, and we came to anchor about dark, some 20 or 25 miles from San Francisco,- Monday Oct 1st.- Pleasant, Geo much better- we arrived at San Francisco about daylight, landed about 8 Am- and