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nary management of those gentlemen, I found 

 that the vessel was already sailed for Fogo, a small 

 island contiguous to the eastern coast of New- 

 foundland (where they carry on the principal part 

 of their business) in order to be delivered to 

 us there. Messrs. Coghlan and Lucas sailed for 

 Fogo on the morning after my arrival; and as no 

 other vessel was going from thence to that part 

 of the world, Mr. Perkins and I inirchased a 

 schooner of fiftv tons, which had latelv arrived 

 with dispatches from Boston. We named her the 

 Nimrod, appointed a ^Ir. French to the command 

 of her, and on the 25th I sailed in her for Fogo. 

 My suite consisted of Mrs. Selby, my housekeeper; 

 Charles Atkinson, who was a soldier in my com- 

 pany in the thirty-seventh regiment of foot and 

 my servant for the last four years; and to whom, 

 at my request. General Grey gave his discharge; 

 and Edward Watson, late an under keeper in 

 Averham Park. I took also, three couple of fox- 

 hounds, one couple of bloodhounds, a greyhound, 

 a pointer, a spaniel, and a couple of tame rabbits. 

 Saturday, Jidij 7, 1770. Nothing material hap- 

 pening during the voyage, we arrived safe in the 

 harbour of Fogo this day. I found here ^lessrs. 

 Coghlan and Lucas, who had 1)oon employed in 

 getting ready our schooner called the Eniorprize, 

 for the pur]iose of landing me u])on some part of 

 Lal)i'ador, and ^\v. Lucas was afterwards to ex- 

 plore the Coast to the Northward in quest of the 

 Esquimaux. From these ^\v. Lucas had great 

 expectations, in consequence of the interest he 



