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U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; fine. Tuesday, 29M : Wind blew hard ; caught none. Wednesday, 30th : Went 

 out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 39,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 9,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue 

 Works ; pleasant day. 



July lul, Thursday : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 35,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to- the Mianmguo Works; 

 weather continues pleasant. Friday, 2d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 35,500 fish, which we sent in the (_'. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; pleasant. Saturday, 3d: We came up to Jamesport with the sloops. Mmnhni, ."(//.- \Veilid not iihh; 

 staid home and kept the Fourth. Tuesday, (5th: Went through Pecouic Bay into Gardiner's Bay; caught 44,500 Iihh, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold 90 cents' worth to a smack ; weather emit inues very 

 pleasant. Wednesday, ~ith: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 41,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works, and sold f>3 worth to a smack; weather fine. Thursday, 8th : We caught iu Gardiner's Bay IS, 500 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miainoguo Works; pleasant. Friday, 'Jlh : Caught, iu Gardiner's Bay 12,500 tish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $3.00 worth to a smack ; weather pleasant. Saturday, 10th : 

 We tanned and mended the seine in a. m. ; came home in p. tu. ; weather good. Monday, 12 1 h : We went out in Gar- 

 diner's Bay ; caught 47,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold SI worth of fish to a 

 smack ; pleasant. Tuesday, 13th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 27,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogue Works, and sold $20.10 worth to a smack ; weather fine. Wcdmsday, 14th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 30,500 

 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold $8.50 worth of fish to a smack; weather good. 

 Thursday, 15th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 16,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and 

 sold $li.6'0 worth of fish to a mack ; pleasant. Friday, l&lli : We caught iu Gardiner's Baj 27,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Saturday, 17th : We went to Jamesport with the sloops, and took off 

 the Starlight's sails, spread them on the beach, and limed them; weather pleasant. Monday, 19(7t : We went down 

 through Peconic and into Gardiner's Bay; caught none; weather fine. Tuesday, 20th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, 

 then in the sound, and nearly to Faulkland Island ; caught no fish, so came back in the bay; weather continues fine. 

 Wednesday, 21st: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 40,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 18,000 in the Flora, 

 to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Thursday, 22<i: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 17,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $13.50 worth of fish to a smack ; fine. Friday, 23d : Caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 18,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather 

 pleasant. Saturday, 24th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 31,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne 

 Works. Monday, 2(>th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 48,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 23,500 in 

 the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Tuesday, 2~th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 53,000 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Wednesday, 28th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, 

 which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 35,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Thursday, 

 29lh : Went out iu Gardiner's Bay, but the wind blew up quite strong, and we came into Greenport. Friday, 30th : 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 12,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold 

 $10.50 worth to a smack ; in p. m. we came into Greenport and tanned the seine ; fine. Saturday, 3lst : We worked 

 on the seine in a. m. ; came home in p. m. ; fine. 



August 2d, Monday: An east storm; we anchored in Noyack Bay. Tuesday, 3d: We went down below Gardiner's 

 Island; it rained a part of the day, and some of the time it was foggy. Wednesday, 4th: We caught below Gardiner's 

 Island 54,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 33,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works, and sold $6 

 worth to a smack ; weather pleasant. Tliursday, 5th: We caught off Fort Pond 55.500 fish, which we sent in the U. 

 S. Grant, and 56,500 in the Flora, and we took 13,500 in the Starlight, to the Miamogue Works; weather continues 

 fine. Friday, 6th: Caught east of Gardiner's Island 57,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works, 

 and sold $5.25 worth to a smack ; weather good. Saturday, 7th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,500 fish, which we sent 

 iu the U. S. Grant, and 33,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; the fish were in good shoals and quite plenty; 

 we caught them at two sets ; had them caught and scooped in by 9 o'clock a. m.; we had the U. S. Grant loaded 

 before the Flora got to us, and were holding on to the fish waiting for her; as soon as she reached us, the man that 

 ran her said that Captain Hawkins could take but one boat-load from us to-day; but as we had them caught I would 

 not let them go, but sent them to the factory ; very pleasant day. Monday, 9//i : Went out in Gardiner's May ; caught 

 51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 43,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue. Works, and sold $ti worth of 

 tish to a smack; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 10th: We canght in Gardiner's Bay 41,rj/ifi.sh, which we sent in the U.S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $110.50 worth to a smack ; weather good. Wednesday, llth : We caught iu Gar- 

 diner's Bay 12,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 12th : We (aught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 26,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Friday, \3tli: We 

 hauled the sloops out on the rail ways to clean them, and worked on the seine ; weather good. Saturday, 14tli : We caught 

 iu Gardiner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we seut in the U. S. Grant to the. Miamogue Works ; then we- started for James- 

 port, and in Peconic Bay made a set and caught 12,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to ,Ian:e.spori ; weather line. 

 Monday, IGth : Caught in Peconic Bay 14,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; weather good. 

 Tuesday, 17th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 48,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 21,000 iu the Flora, to 

 the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 18th : Caught in Gardiuer's Bay 20,500 fish, which we sent 

 in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 19lh : We caught in Gardiner's Hay 52,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant, and 17,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 20th: 

 Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Saturday, 2lt : 

 We tanned and mended the seine ; then went to Jamesport with the sloops; weather fine. Monday, 23d: \\>-nt out 

 in Gardiner's Bay; caught 53,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 59,000 in the U. S. Oiaui. (< the MiaiiM.-ue, 

 Works; weather good. Tuesday, 24th: Caught iu Gardiuer's Bay 5(1,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 32,500 



