AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Saturday January 6^^ 1821 



the Thermother fell by Sun rise to 30. We had 

 some ice on the running Boards; after So much Warm 

 weather experienced since the Latitude 33 this felt 

 very uncomfortable, and our Litle Stove was good 

 Company, the Wind blew hard ahead Yet— I drew 

 slowly, the Tern I Killed Yesterday; Joseph Made his 

 first attempt from Nature on the femelle — I was very 

 much pleased with his assay — the wind falhng aloft 

 at 8 o'clock We push^ off— and rowed 12 Miles with 

 much Dificulty, I did not expect our Commander 

 would Leave our harbour with as dull a prospect — 

 We were blowed a Shore opposite Monsieur St Armand's 

 Sugar Plantation — 



Out on Shore with Guns imediately — the Swamps 

 about 3 Miles back we gave up going to them fearing 

 the departure of our boat while absent that far — here 

 Was the finest Plantations we have seen M^ S. A'l own 

 70 Negroes and Makes about 400 Hogshead of Sugar — 

 besides raising. Corn Hay, Rice &«— this Gentleman, 

 apparently Young was Shooting Red Winged StarHngs, 

 on the Wing for his amusement, had a richly orne- 

 mented Doubled Barelled Gun of which he Made excel- 

 lent use — the Slaves employed at Cutting the Sugar 

 Cane — this they perform with Large heavy Knifes not 

 unhke those used by Butchers to Chop — some cutting 

 the Head of the plants and others the Cane itself— 



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