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Departure from Greenock in the Brig. Laurel.—Fitting-up of the
Vessel.—Boy enger.—Sea Prospect.—Want of Occupation and
Amusement.—Captain's Goldfinch.
Brig. Laurel, July 18, 1832
I RECEIVED your last kind letter, my dearest mother, only a few hours before we set sail from Greenock. As you express a wish that I should give you a minute detail of our voyage, I shall take up my subject from the time of our embarkation, and write as inclination prompts me. Instead of having reason to complain of short letters, you will, I fear, find mine only too prolix.
After many delays and disappointments, we succeeded at last in obtaining a age in a fast-sailing brig, the Laurel, of Greenock;...