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Day Nineteen
8 July 1844
The crew is 15 miles from the lightship on Carysfort Reef. Walker knew from previous experience to give wide berth to the reef. He would be sailing into Biscayne Bay. Walker knew fresh water could be had at Cape Florida, at the southernmost point of Key Biscayne, just south of today's Miami. The calculated time left was one day to Cape Florida; from there, a half day to Nassau, Bahama Islands.
Nevertheless, the party never made it to Cape Florida. Nor did they make it to Nassau. They were captured by Richard Roberts, who captained the sloop Eliza Catherine.
 
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