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64 May 13 Saturday At half past two, passing the mouth of the Arkansas river and a little town at its mouth called Napoleon, One small? Steeple is seen here, and a few wooden houses and two old steamboats ? as groceries and store houses on the water.

 May 14 Sunday  At nine in the evening, stopping at Memphis taking on freight. Just eight hundred miles from NO, here are five steamboats besides ours. This is said to be the prettiest town we have seen this side NO, it being the night I cannot see much of it.  There is a great deal of gambling done on board steamboats. I have seen a company seated around the table with piles of money, both silver and gold, engaged in the game with the most intense interest even to agitation, and presently someone more fortunate than the rest would win and sweep the table clean.  The custom on board the steam boats are to look out for number one.