a number of Camp Waggons (Wagons) and a great Deal of Salt, which is only worth $30.00 a Bushel down here, that was when they had their pans to make it in, but now we have destroyed them all, they say it will be up as high as fifty Dollars, I do pitty (pity) the Poor People down here, you can tell Ma, that one of the Prisoners that we have taken is very well acquanted (acquainted) with Johns Thomas Segar; Cousin Josephine’s Brother had saw him not a great while ago, he was very well at that time, we expect to leave here within a few, days for Pensacola, which place I expect to find some letters for me, I feel very ancious (anxious) that we should go off soon, Dearest Jannie, we have one of the best of Capts he is the finest of men, and appears as one of us, you would scarcely know that he was Capt. if you would see him on board, he is very much beliked by the Officers and men, we have bean (been) blessed since we left Boston with good Captains, it is time that we should be, for we had enough to contend with when we had old Capt P (indecipherable) on board our Chief Engineer is a very fine man. I like him very much, and also our New Asst Engineer, we have now in all four Engineers, - Monday December 8th My Darling Wiffie – we left St Andrews yesterday, for Pensacola, well on our way down the coast we came across a great many salt pans which we had a fine time destroying them, it would make your heart ache to see the
