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of the waters pressing the smaller fishes, generly the flying
tribe, Many of our Men never saw any of eather species
+ had some very comical remarks regarding them, there
was also many whales of all species to be seen making the
water fly up above them like water spout, there was to
be seen near where thy were lots of them [greyie?] blubber
floating upon the sea, in great [?].

For the first two days we sailed very fast + passed
severall small boats passing from [[Bombay]] to [[Kurrachee]]. Nothing
strange took place until the the morning of the 9th when a man
[[Angus Kermadie]] of the 93rd jumped overboad and was
never seen again, he was for sometime previous insane +
athe Sentence was over him he passed the sentrie + got
upon the pup at about 3 1/2 Am. I [?] overboard
+ atho the ship was stoped + a boat lowered he was
never seen any more, + today the Sentry is being tried for
Neglect of Duty, poor old [?] here serving
[illegible?] for upwards of 21 years.

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