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fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather jileasant. Tuesday, 22d: We caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 24,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogno Works; fine. Wednesday, 23d: Caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 6,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Thursday, 24th : We caught 

 none; weather fine. Friday, 25th: Caught none; weather continues tine. Saturday, 26th: We went to Jamesport 

 with the sloops ; pleasant. Monday, 28th: We went through Peconic and Gardiner's Bays: caught none; weather 

 fine. Tuesday, 29th : Went out below Gardiner's Island, and off Fort Pond ; caught 57,500 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora, and 49,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Wednesday, 30lh : We caught below 

 Gardiner's Island 16,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 31sl : Went out 

 below Gardiner's Island ; caught none, pleasant day ; some of the gangs did well outside of the island. 



June 1st, Friday: We started early in the morning from Fort Pond, where we lay anchored through the night, 

 and went around Moutank, outside of Long Island, when we found a good bunch of fish that were laying perfectly 

 still with their fins out of water; we set the seine around them :.nd pursed them nearly up without putting on the 

 torn, and they never struck the seine until we had them all pursed; and when we commenced to take on the seine 

 they settled down and took the cork-line down, and came near upsetting one of the boats; some of the crew thought 

 the fish would all go out, and I think about half of them did go out before we could get the cork-line up; we saved 

 51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 49,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; we had the fish scooped 

 in by 11 o'clock a. m., but it was so calm the sloops did not get to the oil-works until 9 o'clock in the evening; we 

 went to Greeuport with the Starlight, where we arrived at 10 o'clock p. m. Saturday, 2d: We did not fish, but fixed 

 up the reel; pleasant. Monday, 4th: We went down through Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Island; caught 

 53,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 35,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Tuesday, 

 5th : We caught below Gardiner's Island 57,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 24,000 in the Flora, to the 

 Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Wednesday, Glh: Caught below Gardiner's Island 53,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant, and 16,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Thursday, 7th : It was foggy and stormy; 

 caught none. Friday, 8th: We caught below Gardiner's Island 53,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 

 14,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Saturday, 9th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 42,000 fish, 

 which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works; fine. Monday, 11 ih: We went out in Gardiner's Bay; 

 caught 14,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; fine. Tuesday, 12th: Caught in Gardiner's 

 Bay 24,000 fish, which were sent in the U. S. Grant to the Peconic Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 13th: We caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 29,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, Hth: Went out 

 in Gardiner's Bay; saw no fish, so went up sound a few miles, but caught none; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 

 15th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 32,000 fish, which we went in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold 

 $1 worth to a smack; pleasant day. Saturday, 16th: Stormy day; Iny in Greeuport. Monday, 18th: Went out in 

 Gardiner's Bay; caught 24,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Tuesday, 19th: 

 We caught in Gardiner's Bay 34,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works; fine. Wednesday, 

 20th: We could find no fish in Gardiner's Bay; so we crossed the sound and went into Saybrook; pleasant. Thursday, 

 21st: We made a set by the mouth of Connecticut River, and the wind blowing up strong wo went into Saybrook and 

 came to anchor; and the carry-aways followed us, but the Flora's halyards caught, and the boy went aloft to clear 

 it and fell and broke his leg; I sent on shore for a doctor, who came and set it; then we took him in the Starlight and 

 took him home; sent the Flora to the Miamogue Works with 8,000 fish. Friday, 22d: We tanned and mended the 

 seine; pleasant. Saturday, 23d: Did not fish. Monday, 25th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught none; at night 

 we went into Sag Harbor; pleasant day. Tuesday, 26th : Looked through Gardiner's Bay; found no fish, so went into 

 the Miamogue Works and came to anchor. Wednesday, 27th : In the morning the wind blew hard from the east, and 

 we came to Greenport. Thursday, 28th: Went down through Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Island, and at 

 night anchored in Fort Pond; weather continues fine. Friday, 29th : We caught off Fort Pond 36,000 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Saturday, 30th: Caught below Gardiner's Island 17,500 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. 



July 2d, Monday : We caught none; the wind blew strong NW. Tuesday, 3d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 6,000 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 4th: Did not fish ; at home. 

 Thursday, 5th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 3,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and 

 sold $6.75 worth to a smack; continues fine. Friday, 6th : As the fish were very scarce in Gardiner's Bay wo con- 

 cluded that we had better take a look in Pecouic Bay, so we went up above Robin's Island, where we found plenty 

 offish, and caught 50,000, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 44,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works, and 

 put 19,500 on the Starlight, which we took into Jamesport for the farmers; pleasant day. Saturday, 7tii : We caught 

 in Peconic Bay 30,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 28,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; con- 

 tinues pleasant. Monday, 9th : We went out in Peconic Bay ; made one set ; caught 56,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora ; the Grant stopped at Greenport over Sunday and had not arrived yet, so we got the Starlight alongside of the 

 seine, but the fish began to die and we could not hold them, so were obliged to slack them down, for the bunt com- 

 menced to rip, and it was as much as we could do to get our seine from under them ; in fact, we had to work quite 

 a while to do it, exerting all our strength, and the strain on the seine was so great that we tore it some; I do not 

 think there was over 75,000 in the seine when we came alongside with the Starlight, but the water was warm and 

 they began to die; the Flora we sent to the Miamogue Works, and we had 1,500 on board the Starlight, which we 

 scooped out by lashing a pole on the big scoop-net handle before we had to let them go; we took them to J:im< sport, 

 where we went and hauled the seine on the beach to mend. Tuesday, Wtli : Went out in Peconic Buy ; caught v!9,000 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Wednesday, llth : Caught in Peconic 

 Bay 56,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 48,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogne Works; weather fine. 



