and raised in us the hope to soon reach Galveston. There was no trace to be seen anymore of the Garonne which we overtook yesterday, she would have to remain far behind us, with our swift course, and arrive at Galveston at least one day later than us. A set of parents from Nassau had the misfortune today to lose by death a child that was already sickly at the beginning of the voyage, and which tonight, according to the manner of people of the sea, is to be buried in a casket weighted with rocks, that is, to be lowered into the sea.

Thursday, the 20th of November, 1845. During the night after 2 o’clock, the lowering into the sea of the deceased child was carried out penter and securely nailed. A sack with rocks was fastened to the same and thus lowered into the sea by some sailors, after a quiet prayer was said. The first helmsman conducted this solemnity and let me be awakened by the cabin attendant, so that I could be present at the same, but otherwise, it was carried out in complete quietness without observation, in connection with which only the father of the deceased child and a few other people were allowed to be present.--We had considerable wind until midnight which quickly drove us onward, after midnight, it grew weaker, after sunrise, completely weak. Therefore, the movement of the ship also was only slow. In the afternoon, it blew indeed stronger, but directly out of the north, thus almost against our direction toward north-northwest, whereby we only proceeded forward slowly. The sky was cloudy, completely covered over with black clouds and at every instant threatened to sprinkle us with rain.

Friday, the 21st of November, 1845. Very weak wind the past; night, therefore, our course was also very limited; all day long a moderated draft of air, a moderately slow movement of the Neptune toward the northwest. We already sighted trees and pulp being driven along on the waves, which fills us with steadfast confidence that we must not be far from land. At noon today, according to the Captain's calculations, we should still be 70 miles distant from Galveston. If God only gives us some measure of favorable wind, we hope to have Galveston before our