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tittameg, bleak, star-fish, several herrings, and a flat 

 fish resembling plaice, but covered on the back with 

 horny excrescences. 



On the 6th we were detained in the encampment by 

 stormy weather until five P.M., when we embarked 

 and paddled along the northern shore of the inlet ; 

 the weather still continuing foggy, but the wind mod- 

 erate. Observing on the beach a she bear with three 

 young ones, we landed a party to attack them ; but, 

 being approached without due caution, they took the 

 alarm and scaled a precipitous rocky hill, with a 

 rapidity that baffled all pursuit. At eight o'clock, 

 the fog changing into rain, we encamped. Many 

 seals were seen to-day, but as they kept in deep water 

 we did not fire at them. 



On August 7th the atmosphere was charged with 

 fog and rain all the day, but as the wind was moderate, 

 we pursued our journey ; our situation, however, was 

 very unpleasant, being quite wet and without room to 



Stretch a limb, much less to obtain warmth by exer- 



We passed a cove, which 1 have named after 

 my friend Mr. W. II. Tinney j and proceeded along 

 the coast until live P.M., when we put up on a rocky 

 point nearly opposite to our encampment on the 3d, 

 having come twenty-three miles on a north-north-'. 



colli 



\\Y were detained on the 8th by n northerly gale, 



