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227 thankful were we, for this, Even, if our provisions, are all gone- however about dark, we had a little hardbread, and a few sardines, placd upon the table, and all the passengers Steerage and all, were asked in to partake unclear- not hardly enough for a taste round, however we are thankful for this, had our Capt have known enough, we should not have been on quite so short allowance now- neither of Provisions- or Coal,- however with good luck, we hope to be in to New York, in the course of 48 hours from this,- Sunday Nov 16th.- A Pleasant morning, with light head wind, just right to make the furnaces draw well, and we are going along very well now- not provisions enough on board to set the tables, so each passenger picks up what he can find in pantry unclear- we find the Steamer did not sustain further damage, than that she met with, when the Sea struck her, and as she lay in the trough of the sea yesterday Am- this sea struck her nearly midships, carrying away the water closets on the, Port Side, and about one half of the wheelhouse- with some 6 or 8 barrels, of grease, belonging to the Cook,- at the time the sea struck us there was a fellow in one of the Closets, and he saved himself by clinging to the wreck.-