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of his questions in Spanish, and by making him write down what he wanted, by the help of a dictionary we managed to satisfy him. He was very polite and attentive and embraced us at parting. - The appearance of the shore is uncomfortable; -- nothing but the bare beach with low sandhills in the background with here and there a patch of low shrubs, and about no appearance of inhabitants. -- Wednesday 26th, 1/2 past 4. Weighted anchor and sailed in Company with No one, Brig Chameleon? with very little wind. We kept ahead of the Cameleon till within 6 or 8 miles of Alvarado. The Forte Fugate (our convoy from Jamaica) with the brigs? Wahiont Caute, Francis, and Penn joined us here. The American Fugate the John Adams also unclear to cheif?. We happened to be pretty near the mouth of the river and could see unclear in the harbor, and unclear a signal and fired a gun for a pilot, and after a long natural finding that none made by his appearance are endearing to crop the bar unusually, but not knowing the right course and there having a heavy swell we were obliged to put about after having unlcear struck the ground, and anchored in 8 fathoms. We hailed the Pam and they tell us that is eleven feet water on the bar, and as we ought