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300 Monday Dec 12th.- A Pleasant morning, with a fair wind and sails set- our course about North,- we past Providence Island about sunrise - at 12 M are in Lat 14-15-north- Long 82-4, West, distance the last 24 hours 215 miles,- wind rather more ahead this Pm, we saw breakers on the reefs on port-side just at dark.- begin to feel at home on board this Boat, is better calculated for rough weather, than the Boats on the Pacific coast- except those that we first sent round there those, have most of their accommodations below except some few state Rooms on the main Deck.- and their dining Saloon is also below,/ or between decks", as is this Boat also- while the Boats that have lately been sent out on the Pacific have a large dining saloon on the main deck- this is much pleasanter for the passengers- as can have good light- and fresh air- altho more motion in rough weather- however' such Boats are better for the Pacific, then the Atlantic coast, I think they, would not be quite so comfortable as this Boat, has been/ in the weather we have had/ since we came on board- neither would they be so safe here on this coast, we find we have an addition to our company at Aspinwall some 10-or 12 more passengers- however' we have a plenty of room- not crowded in the least- have had squalls of wind & rain, at times during the day-