Mencics' Journal. 



Nootka. 



125 



Portuguese 



Brig Fenis „ Duffin — Macao 



Sloop ., Cole — 



Brig Felice Aventura .. Vicana — „ 



/ Americans 



Ship Columbia „ Gray — Boston 



Sloop Adventure „ Haswell — „ 



Ship Margaret ,, Magee — ,, 



Brig Hope „ Ingram — f'" China 



Ship Jefferson „ Roberts — 



Brig Hancock „ Crowel — 



Brig Lady Washington „ Kendrick — „ 



French 

 Ship La Flavie „ France 



Colours Unknown 

 Schooner Grace ,, Coolidge — China 



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/ The 23*^ & three following days we had fair pleasant 

 weather but cloudy with a moderate breeze of wind. A 

 party from both Vessels were employd in reloading the 

 Store-Ship, & others in watering from a small Cove on the 

 Western side about two Miles up the Sound, as there was 

 no water to be got nearer to us except in wet or rainy 

 weather on which account the Spaniards were obliged to dig 

 pretty deep draw wells to supply their wants at the Village. 



On the 27th very strong gales set in from the South- 

 ward & Southeast quarter accompanied with thick gloomy 

 weather & almost incessant heavy rain, so that we had very 

 boisterous & unsettled weather for the remainder of this 

 month. 



In the evening of the 28th one of the Chatham's Cables 

 parted in the nip of the clinch in a violent squall & in swing- 

 ing round to the other Anchor she took the ground on the 

 North West side of the Cove but was soon hove off again 

 by the other Cable without having received any apparent 

 injury. It was supposd that the drip at the House had 

 rotted that part of the Cable where it gave way, as our 

 operations requird its being kept constantly bent for some 

 10 



1792. 



Sept. 22nd. 

 FenlB and 

 St. ./oseph. 

 And rede lu 

 command. 

 Vane., I.e. 

 The Florinda 

 iv.'iB Cole's Bbip. 

 IJaucroft, 

 nist. N.W. 

 Coast, I., 266. 

 Also reported 

 by Ingrabnm 

 and Haswell. 

 Viana 

 commanding. 



La Flavie, 

 Macon in 

 command. Met 

 at Nootka by 

 Galiano and 

 reported to be 

 of 500 tons 

 and tlying tlje 

 new French 

 flag. 



The Grace was 

 an American 

 ship from 

 New Yorli. 

 Sept. 23rd. 



Sept. 27th. 



Sept. 28th. 



