7th We are still at the bend the tide Here rises & falls about
50 feet each tide at the turn of the tiedde it comes in with
a great swell & r[e]ach from 7 to 10 feet deep it is called the bore
it often destroys ships when they are in the bore this is the reason
why boats cannot go out & in bore rivers ownly at High tides
the bore came in to day at half past 11 oclok & we lall left the bend
on board of the steemer at 2 oclok & rode all day & night
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