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ship. On Monday, Oct. the 26th, we went down 

 with the yawl to [N'ecoes, an Indian plantation, 

 and viewed the land there. On Tuesday, the 27th, 

 we rowed up the main river with our long boat 

 and twelve men, some ten leagues, or thereabouts. 

 On Wednesday, the 28th, we rowed up about eight 

 or ten leagues more ; Thursday the 29th, was 

 foul weather, with much rain and wind, which 

 forced us to make huts and lij still. Friday the 

 30th, we proceeded up the main river, seven or 

 eight leaugues. Saturday the Slst, we got up 

 three or four leagues more, and came to a tree that 

 lay cross the river; but because our provisions 

 were almost spent, we proceeded no farther, but 

 returned downward before night, and on Monday 

 the 2nd of November, we came aboard our ship. 

 Tuesday, the 3rd, we lay still to refresh ourselves. 

 On "Wednesday, the 4th, we went five or six 

 leagues up the river, to search a branch that run 

 out of the ma'n river towards the 'N. W., in which 

 we went up five or six leagues ; but not liking the 

 land, returned on board that night about midnight 

 and called that place swampy branch. Thursday, 

 November the 5th, we stayed aboard. On Friday, 

 the 6th, we went up Green's river, the mouth of it 

 being against the place at which rode our ship. 



On Saturdy the 7th, we proceeded up the said 

 river, some fourteen or fifteen leagues in all, and 

 found it ended in several small branches; the 

 land, for the most part, being marshy and swamps, 

 we returned towards our ship and got aboard it 



