I remained for a long time with my eyes fixed in the direction of that land which I no longer saw, and almost despaired of ever seeing again; I made serious reflections on the nature and consequences of the enterprise in which I had so rashly embarked; and I confess that if at that moment the offer had been made to release me from my engagement, I should have accepted the proposal with all my heart.

It is true that the hopeless confusion and incumberment of the vessel's deck, the great number of strangers among whom I found myself, the brutal style which the captain and his subalterns used toward our young Canadians; all, in a word, conspired to make me augur a vexatious and disagreeable voyage.

The sequel will show that I did not deceive myself in that.
We perceived very soon in the S.W., which was our weather-side, a vessel that bore directly toward us; she made a signal that was understood by our captain; we hove to, and stood on her bow.

It turned out to be the American frigate _Constitution_.

We sent our boat on board of her, and sailed in company till toward five o'clock, when, our papers having been sent back to us, we separated.
The wind having increased, the motion of the vessel made us sea-sick, those of us, I mean, who were for the first time at sea.