1783.
A B G B S T .
Tuefday 19.
Wednefday
20. i
The boats again vifited the wreck very early, and returned
at three o’clock in the afternoon, bringing two hawfers
and fome boards. Some of our people were employed in
procuring water, which was found to be rather a fcarce article.—
The barricade was alfo continued.— There was this
day little wind, the weather being overcaft, with fome loud
claps of thunder.— One of the natives haying ftolen a fmall
hatchet* that was carried in the boat to the Wreck* was getting
off with it in his canoe; but a mufquet being fired,,
charged only with powder, in order to frighten him, one of
the people* whom the King left, went in the jofiy-boat, and
made him rcffore it.
Though the morning was fhowery, the boats returned
again to the wreck. Thofe oö land employed themfelves in.
carrying on the barricatle on the fide of the land, where
they were ffill affailable. The carpenters fitted the fcarfe
of the Hem and ftem-poft. About one o’clock the jolly*-
boat returned wkh the lower fhroud hawfèr, ibmé plank,
copper, and other ftores. By her our people were informed,
that the King’s ion had been on board the wreck, and had;
fixed a green branch at each maff-head. The EngMjh were;
impatient for the return of the pinnace, and about three.
O’clock it arrived. Our people in the jolly-boat had conceived,
by the fignals put on the maffc-heads, that the King’s;
expedition againft his enemies was over; but thofe in the
pinnace rather fuppofed them to be placed there either to
deter
deter any pf the canoes of the neighbouring inlands from
coming aboard, or probably as a fignal which might be
underftood bg the canoes, tkatought tphaveattendedthe
King m battle, that he was departed, and that they ftmnld
fbhoyr him (and this was afterwards found to be the cafe)?
but their interpreter, being at that time gone with dm expedition,
they bad nothing but their own cpnjeftures to truff
to. The afternoon was employed in laying the blocks for
the keeji; bwfijsg- fiked uppn the gmuud.wh^e ihe
fhould be built* which was juft without the barricade, in
front of the cove. They had much rain and thunder this
evening.
The boats made one trip this day, and brought a good
quantity of plank, and fome junk for Oakupn. They alfo
difcovered 3 caik of'Arraoe befongpg to Mr. Barker, it
was half a Leaguer, and -having been covered by the ftores,
had not been perceived When the reft of the .liquors were
ftaved. This was brought on ihore, and givenfo Captain
W i l s o n , to u& .at his difcretion; the people were appre-
henfive it would be ordered to be .ftaved, which, the Captain
perceiving by their whifpering amongft themfelves, propped
that it ihould he kept, and each perfonhave a pint of
’grog every evening after .work was over, until it fhoulft he
expended. This diftribution was approved by all, and the
caik immediately fecured in the tept.
All hands (the morning being, fine) were hard at work
M 2 in
1783-
AUGUST.
Thurfday
ai.
Friday 22,