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The R. M. Steamship Java — Departure from Boston — The Captain and Officers — Arrival at Halifax — At Sea — Meet- ing with a solitary little Boat — A Sketch of the Passengers — Sea-sickness, and a yearning for Land — The Coast of Ire- land — Anchored off Liverpool — The Custom-house Officers — Death of a Passenger — Farewell to the Ship, - - -13