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happened to him except missing the sundown boat. The next morning Oct 20th got underway and stood to the [?] out of the harbour spoke HBM Brig Sappho on a cruise. the Mozambique Channel is full of English [?crusers?] on the look out for slaves. They condemn any vessel on the slightest suspicions. the brig Unio which took the Concords men to Cape town was taken and condemned by the Cleopatra for having 3 slaves on board belonging to a passenger. Oct 23' experienced a strong current setting to the N'&E' passed to the eastward of the island Juan D'Nova about 15 miles distant This island is a small sandy isle about 40 feet above the level of the sea. Turtles and beautiful sea shells abound on it. Likewise large numbers of sea birds. The seas in its neighbourhood are not well surveyd and are considered dangerous to navigators. We passed over the shoals marked down in the the chart sounded with 200 faths but found no bottom. Oct. 24th weather very light. and the sun as hot as blazes for several days the weather continued the same viz light during the daytime and moderate during the night. Oct. 25th.