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Grand Sere Aug 23 - Wednesday
This morning my two hands and one
bry of posses were taken and fast aboard
Sarks end fishing boat. At ten o'clock
we left the shal and after a short calm
space about Little Sarpe was rapidly
Horn into Sarpe Basin where we arrived
at 12.45.
Bote letters after dinner and set
around until [4 A.M] when I went aboard
the Lady Eileen for Port Daniel. The
steamship was reported would be in between
12 and 1 but it does not until 4 in the
morning when we went aboard the Eileen. He
left Sarpe after 5.
Aug 24 Thursday.
Slept about 2 hours when got up to see
Peace for the last time. Just at 8 A.M we
are of the moat and the day is a dark
one. The outdued light brings out the red