. Thirty-six voyages to various parts of the world, made between the years 1799 and 1841. visions and other articles, suitable for the WestIndia market, and appointed Captain Richard Hepburn, of Mil-ford, to command her: he was an experienced navigator and aworthy, efficient man. The invoice of the whole cargo amount-ed to twenty-five hundred dollars. After she was loaded, Ifeared my sister would not be comfortable on board so small avessel, in our boisterous climate. Though well adapted to sailabout the islands in the West Indies, she would doubtless bevery wet and uncomfortable in our high,
. Thirty-six voyages to various parts of the world, made between the years 1799 and 1841. visions and other articles, suitable for the WestIndia market, and appointed Captain Richard Hepburn, of Mil-ford, to command her: he was an experienced navigator and aworthy, efficient man. The invoice of the whole cargo amount-ed to twenty-five hundred dollars. After she was loaded, Ifeared my sister would not be comfortable on board so small avessel, in our boisterous climate. Though well adapted to sailabout the islands in the West Indies, she would doubtless bevery wet and uncomfortable in our high, northern latitude. Iaccordingly dispatched the Julia and Laura for St. Bartholo-mew, and as the brig Lawrence was then loading for that place,I concluded to take passage in her with my sister. I haddirected Capt. H. to proceed to his port of destination, disposeof such parts of his cargo as would pay a fair profit, and therewait for me, and that I should probably meet him in that portin about a week or ten days after his arrival. Captain Hepburn had, besides his own crew, about half a. SANTA CKUZ AND PORTO KICO. 499 dozen passengers. The next day after he sailed, he encountereda tremendous gale of wind from the N. W. and W. 1ST. W.,which continued to blow with great violence for three the whole gale, the little schooner scudded before thewind under the head of a foresail, and met with no loss exceptsome trifling articles which were washed from off her decks. Iwas told the Captain, who was a thorough-bred seaman, steeredthe little schooner through the whole of the tempest vessels, that sailed the same day from New York andPhiladelphia, were either lost or dismasted. The ship GovernorClinton, Captain David Hepburn (nephew of the Captain of theJulia and Laura) sailed the same day, bound round CapeHorn to Chili and Peru, lost several spars, and was so severelyhandled that she was forced to return to New York to repairdamages. The next day after the gale,
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