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on the 21st of March, we crossed the line having made one of the quickest passages on record. for four days and nights in succession, we made 10 knots. But here our good luck left us. we were becalmed just the other side for 12 days and from the time we left the line up to our arrival here we have had hardly wind to move us and that little dead ahead. We came up and passed the ?? from Bristol bound for ?? left Bristol R. Island 18th Feb. all well and a Brig from ?? bound to Rio left the 23rd Feb, on Monday night the 15th April made light on ?? and on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock came to anchor opposite the Sugar Loaf at the mouth of the harbor to give you a description of the wild and beautiful scenery around us is entirely out of my power I had read several descriptions and formed large ideas but it is not in human power to describe it the north river is nothing compared to it. In fact nothing can compare to it. On Wednesday morning we got under weigh and stood up the harbor? and came to anchor opposite the city I have not been ashore yet but several ?? have ?? aboard and gave us some of the news the ??