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vessels-/ Ships, or Barks,/ close in shore, and bound down, the coast- and from their position looks, & all, we concluded they were some of Santa Anna's fleet- on their way down to Acapulco, to blockade that port again- as the trouble between the two /would be parties, in Mexico,/- that is 'the two, striving for the ascendency unclear,- Santa Anna's & Alvarez is not settled yet- and I doubt, if it is for some time yet- years, I might say, ' from what have seen, and hears respecting same- however' so long as they donot trouble me- I'm willing they should fight it out among themselves- I was on Deck till late in the Eve so pleasant there- at 12 M, today, we were in Lat 17-46-north- Longg 102-25-West distance the last 24 hours- 230 miles- and our course almost South East, as before Saturday Dec 9th,- A most Splendid morning again- we entered the harbour of Acapulco at 4 1/2 this Am, where we are to take on board coal- water and some provisions unclear- we found the U S. Steam frigate Susquehanna in port here- she sailed from San Francisco, some few days before we did, and is bound home,- She is one of the U S vessels, that visited Japan- time Como Effected