wind, but very light. I thank the Lord we are all well. The mate was very angry with one of the crew this evening.
8th. Fine weather and fair wind. We are within a few days' sail of the coast of Africa.
9th. Fine weather. The wind is fair, but light.
10th. Fair wind, but light. We are getting along very well. We are on the coast of Africa. The sea is very calm.
11th. Sabbath. Very warm weather. The sea is perfectly calm. Porpoises and other fish are playing around us and showing themselves like the flocks and herds of the field, or the cattle upon a thousand hills, as though they knew this day was the Sabbath. We saw a very beautiful fish indeed. I never saw anything greener in my life. Its fins and tail appeared to be tipped with gold. The whole ship's company ran to see it. It continued with the ship some time, and then vanished from our sight. As we arrive on the coast of Africa, more than a thousand miles from Liberia, the sea is as smooth and calm as the Delaware or the Hudson River, very suitable for steamboats and light craft of every description. We had preaching this afternoon. Rev. Samuel Williams spoke from John. We had
