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69 48' 16" highest latitude, and the greatest distance 

 83 37' 15" west longitude. That they found inhabitants 

 very civil and useful, about sixty in number, round- 

 faced and greasy ; and that they discovered about 600 

 miles of coast, but many days not more than forty 

 miles per day. They brought home in the Hecla seven 

 dogs and in the Fury fifteen, which dragged an 

 anchor of great weight from ship to ship ! The dogs 

 are large, with erect ears, yet appear docile, as they were 

 unconfined in the long-boat and the ships very clean. 

 Mr. Fletcher and son from Rochester called. 



" Saturday, 25th. Yery fine sun ; second day of 

 Gravesend Fair. Mr. Fisher of the East India House 

 (formerly of Rochester), an able antiquary and 

 historian, called. 



"Monday, 27th. Boa-constrictor and crocodile at the 

 fair. 



" Tuesday, 28th. A masquerade ball at the fair. 



" Wednesday, 29^. Heard a Hudson's Bay ship had 

 arrived south ! and put into Falmouth damaged ! 



"Friday, 31st. Hard rain in the night. Many 

 young cod-fish (four inches long) caught in Lower 

 Hope. More rain fell in these two days than all the year. 



" Monday, November 3rd. Rather foggy morning : 

 afternoon dull. George and apprentice came over. 

 Mrs. Wallace gave rent to Mr. Harris near ten at night. 



" Tuesday, 4th. Very fine. Sun ; wind. Had 

 brought me the little puffin (Alca alle), a very scarce 

 bird, shot near Gravesend ! 



" Wednesday, 6th. Abused by Mr. Walton, junior, 

 toyman. (Mem. Never deal with him again.) Busy 

 to-day assisting George P. "setting " a folio bill, sale of 

 Gore House effects, Darenth. 



