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It seemed as though the genius of the place had been roused at finding that we had nearly slipped through his fingers , and had come down upon us with tenfold fury . He spoke English very well , and was suspected of being favorably inclined to foreigners . By these diminutions , we were shorthanded for a voyage round Cape Horn in the dead of winter . " Upon the whole , we were perfectly satisfied that the Alert might hold up her head with a ship twice as smart as she . Our watch had an afternoon watch below , for the first time since leaving San Diego , and having inquired of the third mate what the latitude was at noon , and made our usual guesses as to the time she would need , to be up with the Horn , we turned in , for a nap . Then came all manner of calculations and conjectures as to the continuance of the wind , the weather under the line , the south-east trades , etc ., and rough guesses as to the time the ship would be up with the Horn ; and some , more venturous , gave her so many days to Boston light , and offered to bet that she would not exceed it .