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To Madeira
Sept. 9
possibly have been got to hand.
Today for the first time we dind in Africa & took our leave of Europe for heaven alone knows how Long, perhaps for Ever, that thought demands a sigh as a tribute due to the memory of freinds Left behind & they have it, but two cannot be spard, twold give more pain to the sigher, than pleasure to those sighd for. Tis Enough that they are rememberd, they would not wish to be too much thought of by one so long to be seperated from them & left alone to the Mercy of winds and waves.
11. Wind fair but rather slackend upon us, nothing however was observ'd, we expected to have made Porto Santo tonight but did not.
12. This morn Porto Santo & Madeira were in full veiw, they were seen before Sun at day break, indeed we had a little overshot them; as the wind was rather scanty we had however no doubt of fetching in at night.
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