DIARY OF CAPTAIN LAMSON 163 



height of the gale were continually crying, 

 and our expectation was the shore. For- 

 tunately at eight A. M. the wind wore sud- 

 denly off to the west and we saw Cape Cod 

 about five miles from us. 



I continued with Captain Woodbury, 

 making four voyages with him, two to To- 

 bago, two to Cape Lucia, and had then sea- 

 man's full wages l and being about seven- 

 teen years old. I remained a little time at 

 home, and then entered with Captain Ze- 

 bulon Ober on board the Victor and made 

 a short trip of six weeks to Newburn, N. C. 

 Our crew was John Tittle, Simeon Bick- 

 ford, 2 and myself, and as we were all young 

 and healthy looking, and kept ourselves 

 well dressed, in Newburn we became no- 

 ticed by all the inhabitants, who did not 

 hesitate to invite us to their houses, and 

 when we could contrast the difference in the 



1 At this time about fifteen dollars a month. 



2 Simeon Bickford, according to Salem custom house 

 records, was about the same age as Captain Lamson, 

 and went to sea the same year, 1797. 



