^6 June 1749. 



which was not every where at hand dur- 

 ing this feafon. The mufkitoes, punchins 

 or gnats, and the woodlice, were very trou- 

 bleibme. Our fear of fnakes, and of the 

 Indian*, rendered this night's reft very pre- 

 carious and unfecure. 



Punchins, as the Dutch call them, are 

 the little gnats ( Culcx pulicaris Linn.) which 

 abound here. They are very minute, and 

 their wings grey, with black fpots. They 

 are -ten times worfe than the larger ones, 

 (Cidex pipiens Litn.) or mufkitoes; for 

 their iize renders them next to impercep- 

 tible 3 they are every where carelcfs of their 

 lives, fuck their fill of blood, and caufe a 

 burning pain. 



We heard feveral great trees fall of them r 

 felves in the night, though it was fo calm, 

 that not a leaf ftirred. They made a 

 cjreadful cracking. 



June the 27th. We continued our jour- 

 ney in the morning. We found the coun- 

 try like that which we palfed over yefter- 

 day, except meeting with a few hills. 

 I£arly this morning we plainly heard a fall 

 in the river Hucijon. 



In every part of the foreft we found 

 trees thrown down either by ftorms, or 

 age; but none were cut down, there b.eing 

 no inhabitants , and though the wood is 



very 



