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206 Sunday Oct 26th.- Pleasant- all appear in good spirits as expect to be in at San Juan tonight or tomorrow morning, at 12 M- in Lat 12-18 North- Long 0-0 West "is reported"- 140 miles to San Juan at 12 M Monday Oct 27th,- Pleasant- morning, we arrived off San Juan last evening- and lay here till daylight when we run in shore and heard a steamer would be ready for us on the Atlantic as soon as we could get across unclear- soon as the passengers heard this- all prepared to land as quick as possible, thinking the first on shore would fare the best unclear- the passengers were obliged to hire boats to take them ashore- as the company would not do it- as there were but few small boats here. it took most of the day for them to get ashore- I fared better however- our Purser knew I had express matter to forward so he introduced me to their agent here and at the time on board, saying you go ashore with me, and the Purser- we started, had all my duds?, with me, and some landed safe & sound- and here commenced troubles, Each one for