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261 Saturday April 22d,- Pleasant, and warm this morning- the Yankee Blade is in sight again this morning- at 12 M- in Lat 12-26-North- Long-91-40-West- distance the last 24 hours 255 miles- and at this time we are gaining on the Blade- and all on board our Boat are in hopes of passing her- at 3 Pm we were within an eight of a miles of her, and abreast of her- at this time our Engineer came round among the passengers, and asked them to keep the Boat in trim- near as possible- and he would pass her/ the Blade/- so he cracked on the Steam- and full as much as the old Boat would bear /no doubt," but we could not pass her- they saw what we were about, so they too gave their Boat more steam and she began to leave us- and her passengers at the same time cheering as they left us,- glad was I to see them leave us behind- as I did not like to idea of racing here situated as we were- at sundown we were within about quarter of a mile of her,- the eve was pleasant- and we had music and Dancing on Deck.- Our course today has been about North-North West.-