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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 etc 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 a few moments- here. at 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 2 AM- and