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Under our short canvas it took us the best part of three days to beat up to Cape Maysi , the easternmost extremity of Cuba , which we safely weathered about four bells in the forenoon watch on the third morning after our escape . Then , the weather being fine , with the wind well over our port quarter for the run through the Windward Channel across to Morant Point , we ventured to get a little more canvas on the craft , setting both topsails , which quickened up our speed to close on seven knots . The weather continuing fine all through that day and the succeeding night , we sighted the broken water on the Formigas Bank the next morning at breakfast-time , and passed it a quarter of an hour later . At noon of that same day we sighted Morant Point , the easternmost extremity of the island of Jamaica , and rounded it two hours later . A pilot boarded us about six bells , off Yallahs Point , and finally we entered Port Royal harbour , and let go our anchor , on the very last of the sea breeze , just as the bell of the flagship was striking four in the first dog watch . Now that we had actually arrived I could see that Fonseca and , still more , Jose felt a considerable amount of anxiety as to what was likely to befall them in consequence of their connection with so notorious and formidable a pirate as Ricardo , but I was able pretty well to reassure the surgeon , at least , for he had told me his story , and I believed it would not be very difficult for him to satisfy the authorities that he had been compelled to join the pirates , and had never been permitted the least chance to effect his escape on those rare occasions when the _ Barracouta _ had been obliged to call at an ordinary port . Further , there was the fact , to which of course I could bear personal testimony , that he had warned Lotta and myself of the fate designed for us by Dominique and the rest , after the death of Ricardo , and had most loyally aided us to effect our escape .