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293 me to wait and go ashore with them- I waited as we had a Boat engaged and willing to wait for us- many of the passengers hurried off as it looked very much like a shower, and were in hopes of being able to land before it rained- some of them did, but few however' as we had a very heavy shower while most of our passengers were about half way, to the shore- we had had quite a heavy shower too just before we arrived here, and looking so much like another soon- and as all the passengers were obliged to land this afternoon too, as the steamer was going back to Tobaga. for Coal etc, all were in a hurry to get on shore- however' as said before I waited, and I think we were as fortunate as any of them, as we had but a slight shower while landing- we had some 10- or a dozen passengers in our boat and the most of them Ladies- and it was more fortunate for them, than myself that I had, an Umbrella- a thick shawl- and a thick overcoat- all of which I gave them.- and sit myself with nothing but a thin linnen coat on, and was pretty well soaked through before we landed,- among the Ladies in our Boat were many, without Gentlemen to wait upon them,- and of course, wished to keep in company with the other Ladies, as much as possible- and as my friends have Ladies