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with us. When we heard of a so large a Family going with us we con- 
sidered it must be annoying, whilst the children became very nice Play- 
mates and agreeable little Companions. It is singular that the younger 
Children never suffered from Sea Sickness. 
A few Days after we had been on Board Mr. Bethune had a violent 
attack of Rheumatism, a little Contradiction to the Assurance he gave 
me in London that this Affliction they were never exposed to; tho’, on 
my laughing with Him on the subject he assured me it was only to be 
imputed to the English climate, still it now came out from his other 
Friends that it was a Complaint of some standing. Men likewise are 
fond of talking of Dangers past, and thus Mr. McLaughlin, from whom 
I understood that canoe travelling was attended with no Risk, forget- 
ting this Assurance, talked of Dangers past and particularly of am 
Escape on the Lake Superior where 9 of his party were drowned and 
he himself taken out of the water lifeless.1 
Sunday [| Apr. 22]—Wind W. till 3 o’clock, then N.E. from 8 to 
10. Thus all Night—too cloudy to take an Observation. 
Monday, 23rd [Apr.]—Wind N.E.—very stormy—much Motion— 
heavy head Sea—but a fair wind inasmuch as it exhilarates the Spirits 
prevents Sea-Sickness—9 to 10 Knots—Lat. 46.33. 
Tuesday, 24 [Apr. ]—Wind N.E.—the Sea more calm—9 to 10 
Knots. 
Wednesday, 25 [Apr.]—Wind E.—8 to 10 Knots. 
Thursday, 26 [Apr.]—N.E.—beautiful hot weather—but little 
wind. Lat. 43.46, Lon. 37.15. 
Friday, 2% [Apr.]—Wind S.E. all Night till 8 o’clock—running 
10 Knots—changed to N. but still layirg our Course—stormy head 
Sea—not quite happy though not exactly sick. Lat. 44.25. Mr. 
McLaughlin taken very unwell—every Appearance of a violent bilious 
Attack. 
Saturday, 28 [Apr.]—Calm all Night—at 7 Wind N.E. blowing a 
steady brisk Gale—9 Knots—tried the Temperature of the Sea to ascer- 
tain whether we were near Icebergs—found it to be 60 Degrees—in the 
open Air 58°. 
Sunday, 29 [Apr.]—Wind N.N.E. blowing hard. Lat. 43.41, Lon. 
AA 8) tol O Kanon: 
Monday, 30[Apr.]—Wind W.S.W.—S.W. on the Banks of New- 
a a = foggy w res ee of Birds. 8 Knots. Lat. 



1 This must be Dr. John McLaughlin, who was sent down with other prisoners 
(after the capture of Fort William by Lord Selkirk in 1816) to Montreal. One of 
the canoes was upset and several persons drowned, Dr. McL. and some of the crew 
being saved. See further on in diary under June 26. 

