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304 Saturday Dec 23rd,- A Beautiful morning, a light breeze from East-North-East- and our course about North- North-East- we have a fine comfortable night last night- but very little wind- not so cold as has been for several days past- at 12 M, we were in Lat 31-48-north- Long 78-26-West, distance the last 24 hours 316 miles- this our best days run, so far,- all hands are delighted to think we are going along so well as have been, for a day or two.- Saturday Dec 24h,- Pleasant morning- we saw a steamer on our port bow about unclear- supposed to be one of the Steamers from Charleston, or Savanah for, New York- it was quite mild early this morning but grows cold now 11 Am- and some little fogg too about this time- saw several sail vessel this Am- some ways off tho- at 12 M in Lat 35-29-north, Long 74-48 West- distance the last 24, hours 285 miles- and our course about North East- wind, North west, we past the Cape/ Hatteras,/ about 10 this Am- cloudy and quite cool this Pm- rained some about 5 Pm- and at 7 Pm looks like more rain- I retired about 7 1/2 as was cold on Deck, and no chance for exercise below- it being Sunday too, could not, play cards