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Show TRAVEL TH INTERIO O NORT AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1832, 1833, axp 1834 CHAPTER I VOXAGE 70 BOSTON, STAY IN THAT CITY, AND JOURNEY 7o NEW YR, FROM 3AY 177 ™o 200y 91, 1832 Voyage-Boston-Festval o Tndependence-The Ameican o -Charlstomn-Monumeat on Bunker's bridge-Now B nd Moseum-Pawtacke - covidence-Batark on bossd the Boston-Voy York Fine view of tha iy Voxaoss to North America are become everyday oceurrences, and ltle more is o be relate of them than that you met and saluted ships, had. fine or stormy ther, and. the like; here thercfore, we shall merclya.ly!lh our party embarked at Helvoetsluys o rd an America ship, on the 17th of May, in the evening, and on the 24th saw Land's E |, Comyall, vanish i the mis ,M. Europe Even when we were in latiudo 45" 40, and for several days afterwards, we had ver unfivoursble weather and violent storms, which were succeeded, on the 10th of June, by cains On msuc such days, days, sh shosls of dolphins erowded round. the ship, and some men got on the bowsprit t throw the Larpoon at them. Tho mate at length so fortunate as to drive his harpoon flmmh the body of one of these monsters of the deep, an event which was hailed with loud chers the aid of several sailors the hea ey was drawn upon aa deck. The animal,ater ,mmu,.l.du made desperate effrt to free harpoon had nearly given way, when the fish wa secured by rope thrown under the pectoral fin Digital image © 2004 Marriot Libvary, University of Utah. Al righs reserved |