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Vol. 4th
The Return Voyage.

On 4th day afternoon as has been
"recorded", our fruitless attempt was
made to get out of Dock but failing
that, I remained on board the ship
that y night being the only passenger and
the steward going off I took command
of the Gallant Pacific a little like
the man who hid himself under
the table and resisted the orders of his
[??] to come out and receive the
broomstick, declaring he "would let her
see that he would be master of his
own house." - (J. E.) I locked the cabin
door and went below to indulge
the luxury of a little lovely quiet.
-- I was soon in a doze, but was
aroused by the [shorthand]
[shorthand].
The next morning about four o clock
we cleared the dock, - lighted a
fire (a thing forbidden in the dock)
and and having cast anchor about
2 miles below the Town, got a [[??]]
solus except the mate & Pilot [shorthand]
[shorthand].. Here we remained till