sea becomes more difficult from day to day, in that one cannot feel well with the daily food, which is always highly salted and hard to digest, and the complete lack of movement. One cannot even refresh oneself with a drink of fresh, healthy water, but rather one must still his thirst only with a nauseating , stinking, muddy drink, like stagnant water. Today no land came into our view all day long, not until 5 o'clock did a few peaks of the extreme end of the island of Cuba, called Cape St. Antoni, show themselves to us in the distance in the form of a cloud. In this manner, with hope and longing, we daily draw nearer to our destination, Galveston.

Tuesday, the 18th of November, 1845. All night through a strong wind and a swift continuation of our voyage, About 10 o'clock in the morning the wind began to grow faint until an almost calm, which began about 12 o’clock, could barely move our ship from the location. But the land seen last night in the distance was not, as we had supposed, Cape St. Antoni, rather they were small islands that lie in the large bay not too far from the land of the island of Cuba and are surrounded by crags and sandbanks, therefore, to avoid danger we sailed by them during the night, and in the morning when we had risen, could not perceive anything more of them. The large bay, around which the island of Cuba here forms a large half circle as far as Cape St. Antoni, we traversed since Sunday morning in a straight northwesterly line and, encouraged by a very weak current, first reached the named Cape today around 3 o'clock. We saw this part of the island which was not locked in by any mountains, but which was covered with dense woodlands, and occupied by a completely friendly agricultural farm. A friendly dwelling stood on it, on which, with a telescope we were clearly able to distinguish windows and doors. The woods, for a considerable distance around the same, appeared to have been cut down and set to agricultural plants. The sight of the rural husbandry, as well as the friendly building, made a joyful impression upon all passengers, for through it one was quickly