Chapter 15 No.15

At Barbadoes-Mayaguez-Crossing the Bahama Banks-The Gulf Stream-Arrival on the coast of South Carolina.

Many old friends and acquaintances came down to see us upon our arrival at Barbadoes, all curious to inspect the strange craft. While there our old friend, the Palmer, that we left at Bahia, came in to refit, having broken a mast "trying to be