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for the transaction of their business but they said they could not help it. Was quite disappointed, for tried hard enough to get the things I had hoped for.

 We are going quite

smoothly along, are still in the bay as they reversed and went back after some more of the passengers who did not arrive in time at the ships leaving pier, another smaller steamer came up and the sides of the ships were at a parallel angle when the men stepped from the small boat to our "Resolute".

 It is beginning to rain,

but is clearer than it was a little while ago so it may clear