bo o k Strong breezes and cloudy weather from the N. E.
v-^ quarter. Our friends were Hill employed bringing us
October water. Of Wood we were already complete; it was
l8th* all of the fame fort, and what is called the fox-tail
pine. Some of the logs were' very large timber, which
gave us a great deal of trouble to cut and fplit. In.
the afternoon we had all our water on board : in con-
fequence we had another deputation from our friends,
who were made to underftand I fhould fray two days
longer to obferve the fun.
In the evening the wind moderated; and the heavy
clouds produced rain, which continued throughout
- the night.
19th. Moderate breezes from the S ’. E., with conftan$
rain. We had another deputation refpetting our departure,
equally unfuccefsful with the others : for the
rainy weather entirely prevented our taking any altitudes
to regulate the going of our Watch.
Thefe people made ufe of parchment covers for
their hats, to exclude the rain; and they had umbrellas
of the fame kind. The rain frill continued
without intermiflion, which induced me. to make an
excurfion up the harbour, in hopes of not being mo-
1 - lefted.
lefted. Our friends were pot inattentive to our mo- CHAp.
tions, for we foon perceived two boats in purfuit of j—kjpf
^ ' '• 7 .< ’ *• tto.% ùs. They however did ; not join opr party till we oiàober.
were returning; which the increafing bad weather induced
me to do, without attending to their follcita-
tions.
We had moderate and very, cloudy weather, and 20th.
the rain had fubfided. Our friends came off in the
morning, and ftrongly urged our departure; but not
having feed the fun, we cquld not oblige them. The
weather alfo remained; unfettled ; and there wa% a
great fea jrn the offing, which caufed a fwell in the
entrance of the harbour.
They talked about our excurfimin the boat yefter-
day, which they difapproved of, and explained that
if we landed at the white houfes up the harbour we
fhould be very ill treated, if not put to death ; and
begged us not to go away in the boat any more.
Soon after they landed ; and, as if they frill fiifpeded
our intentions, they immediately fent off four boats,
having a foldier with their colours in each. I would
not fuffer them to come along-fide, and they remained
at anchor as guard-boats upon our bows and
quarter. Towards
x x 2 felves.