We had the room used as the Court Room, and which is occupied by Mr. Reynolds in the afternoon. There was no opportunity of giving much notice, and service was not expected, as Mr. Reynolds is never here in the morning, yet there were about fifty persons present, including several of the U.S. officers and their families. We returned thanks for our late escape from the perils of the sea, and, by a singular coincidence the Psalm for this morning – the 22nd day of the month – contained that description so applicable to our late situation:

They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy this business in great waters;
These men see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
For at His word the strong wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
They are carried up to Heaven, and down again to the deep; their soul melteth away because of the trouble.
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