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side. Saturday 26th March, we sighted land, which was the cause of much conjecture aboard. The general opinion was that it was the southern coast of Sicily, & as we passed through the Straits of Bonifacio the following morning it is probable that this is correct.
Our Strait of B. was also a matter of a good deal of conjecture, as during the afternoon we passed north along the coast of an island, which was said to be Sardinia. Ships were plentiful hereabouts & as we passed close in shore we had a good view of the fields, green with early spring & the white cottages of farmers nestling on the sides of hills.
Early on the morning of Monday 27th land became dimly visible ahead & by dinner time we were well in shore, heading in to the port – not of Marseilles as we had expected