I have at last after a tedious passage of
five weeks, arrived safe at this place – After our sudden start
we met with warm water in 3 days, though the winds were
light; here we overtook the Planet & continued in company
7 days – winds constantly from the South & S,W.; we sailing S.E.
& sometimes W; a current constantly setting us 30 miles daily
to the N. & probably as much to the E., as we must have
gone to the E., of the Bermudas Isls, indeed there is not a
doubt that we did – but so far E. as not to see them
For the 1st week I was constantly more or less affected with
sea sickness; constantly loosing my dinner & occasionally my
breakfast & supper – yet the sickness was not bad – a little
nausea and a great lassitude – We crossed the Gulf Stream
in 2 days – There I first saw "Gulf Weed." When we arrived
at near 30⁰ N. Latitude we took the "Trade Winds" fr. the N.E we
sailing S. by W. to fetch E. end of Hayti, E of the "Silver Keys" & in
a few days we found ourselves in Latitude 20⁰; having
averaged for 3 or 4 days together "6 Knots" – i.e. we ran down our
Latitude in 2 weeks – but here we a lay a whole week
with calms & Squalls fr. the N.W. not sailing West 100 miles for
the whole time – Here I saw lightning such as I never saw
before – We spoke a French Brig fr. Montinique to Dunkirk -
& according to their Longitude we were in 63⁰ or 5⁰ or 6⁰
E of Hayti 8⁰ or 9⁰ E. of Pau P. All this was owing to a

current setting E. as well as N. When on our passage we occasionally caught "Dolphins" - Ship Jacks' &c & fortunately we
caught a shark 5 ft long & 4 rows of teeth – We cut him up
& saved part of his skin only – We hooked another but he broke
loose before we could get a rope around him – We saw porpoises
– Grampus &c. Did you meet with any thunder Storms on your passage?
I have seen it lighten all around the housen & yet over head not
a cloud to be seen – I have seen the horizon ½ covered with a
thunder Storm - & the lightening extend ¼ round the horizon at one
flash – Our vessle has remained in a dead calm for 2 hours
in the night with every rag unfurled but the 3 reefed fore & main top[?]
sails – every flash of lighning illuminating the vessel &c - &
not a word spoken or a sound heard or an object move
but creak of the tiller & the main yard as the vessel silently rolled
in the smooth swell – but when it did come, then there was
a rattling of rain & a rushing of wind – On Thursday spoke schooner
William N.Y. fr St. Thomas to Turk [--?] – on Saturday Oct 12, 4 weeks
out made Land – east end of Hayti – distant 50 or 60 miles –
On Monday Night passed Nicholas Mole. N.W. point of Hayti -
& here again calms & squalls in the bay so that it was not till
Sunday after noon that we anchored off Port au P –
There we four - Capt.Cutter Schooner & Presid Boyar Capt. Clark Brig
Constantia & Capt Zucher Brig Levina – all fr Portsmouth – I expected
to have received a letter by some of them – but am disappointed
I came away in such hurry that I forgot many things
which are very necessary - I expect (by report) to see
Capt. Knight here soon – fr. Portsmouth –

I have been ashore, & have seen the great "Black City."
The wealthy blacks appear well but the City gen'l is similar
to the black habitations in any of our U.S. Cities – i.e. the
streets &c are filled with filth & stagnant water -
I have called upon Reynolds & Esquire – the merchants.
Reynolds says that in Hayti there are Physicians, sufficient
unless the cholera appears – of which they have little fear.
The young Physician has returned from France that
was formerly at Jeremie & has lately gone there again –
Reynolds thinks that as he is rather avaricious he
might be opposed – At Jakmel there is only one Phys
rich & very avaricious – who is neglecting his practice
attending to commerce. Reynolds will write
& see if he wishes a partner &c.
I can learn nothing of Brown at Gomaines –
have sent my letters – Reynolds advises my tarry
a little and not determining too soon concerning any
place – He says that a Phys. Should keep an Apothe-
caries Shop – They all do well – I breakfast with R
today at 12 oclock – I am boarding at present aboard
of the vessel – It is somewhat sickly among the shipping –
I can do nothing unless I get a License & it would not
be advisable till I determine to stay – Market here very
dull – coffee high and scarce – Mahogany not cut – as they
intend soon to survey the Isle – On Sunday Morn the
President reviews his troops – I shall endeavor to be present –

(at present I can tell you nothing decidedly concerning my remaining
here or going south – I wish I could – for if I remain here, I shall
want many things that I forgot to take i.e. Watch – Catheters – Teeth-
Instruments large & small injecting syringes – a few books as Comachoel on
Syphylis – Coopers Surgic Dict – Johnson on Climate.
My clothes are all to thick for this place – if I stay "Pougee" would be
a good article for pantaloons &c but it is no use to write now about these things