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2. Part 2Captain Elijah Cobb stayed at home on the farm until the end of the war. Then he resumed his voyages to Europe, uneventfully, and engaged in the African trade in 1818, commandin...
3. Part 3The next night, at about sun-setting we came to a stage, where we expected to receive our guard, & there was none for us, however, the next stage, was only five miles, & not con...
4. Part 4Finding no prospect of obtaining permission to land the rum, I concluded to proceed elswhere for a Market for my Cargo, and was advised to try the Island of Geurnsey--& therefor...
5. Part 5I sail’d from Cadiz, the 5^{th.} day of July 1812 bound for Boston, & I never felt myself saffer, on account of enemies on the high seas,--I had just entered upon the eastern ed...
6. Part 6Pilotage inwards 6·400 Entry-autos and Pratique 1·100 Pratique Officers and Boathire 1·700 Provedor of the Health ·200 Doctor & Surgeon 1·200 Sending the health clearance to Lis...
7. Part 7The packet did not git to her moorings, to enable us to git the roller & seed out, untill monday eve”, anticipating it wou’d come, M^{r} F. had prepared the upland for the seed,...