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278 A steamer passed us about 6 Am bound down, so far off- could not tell what one it was- but concluded it must be the one that left San-Francisco on the 1st- Fogg- so thick could not take the sun today- so have not the distance unclear- the fogg lifted- "or cleared off", so that we could see the sun, about 3. Pm- not much wind this Pm- but a long, heavy, swell, on,- saw the Island of St Nicholas about 4 Pm- from this Island to San-Francisco it is 260 miles- just one month, today, since we left home.- Thursday May 4h.- Some fogg this morning- but can see the sun at times- at about 6 Am saw a steamer some 10-or-12- miles, astern- apparently bound up- and no doubt, the Yankee Blade- not so cold today as has been for a day or two past- the steamer astern, is gaining on us- at 1 Pm we were off abreast of Montery- this place is 90 miles from San-Fracs- the Blade past us about 2 Pm- the sun came out pleasant this Pm- we saw several Ships this Pm- all bound in- one we were obliged to wearaway for to keep from running into her- and this- was the only one near enough to learn their name unclear this one was an English Clipper- the