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which the boat was so deeply laden, that we were 

 in danger of sinking, and could hardly make use 

 of the oars to row on board the schooner again. 

 In the evening I landed on Seal Island, near Cape 

 Charles; which had never been occupied by any 

 person since Captain Darby abandoned it, after 

 the Esquimaux had killed three of his people 

 there; and took possession of it for our company. 

 We afterwards proceeded for Charles River, and 

 anchored in the mouth of it at ten o 'clock at night, 

 not having light to go higher up. 



Monday, July 30, 1770. At day-light, I sent Ned 

 on shore upon South Head, where he burnt priming 

 at a stout stag.* We then got under weigh, and 

 worked up the river above Barred Island, where 

 we came to an anchor again and moored; as there 

 did not appear to us to be a sufficient depth of 

 water for our vessel any higher. 



After breakfast, Mr. Lucas and I got into the 

 wherr}^^, and rowed up the river to the place where 

 Captain Darby had lived; which is as high as a 

 boat can go. There we found his old house in such 

 good condition, that it might easily be made proof 

 against the weather, by chinsing between the studs 

 with moss, and giving it an additional covering. 

 There were also the ruins of a servant's house, 

 a work-shop, and fishing stage; all these we took 

 possession of, and returned on board to dinner. 

 The people were busily employed all day in land- 

 ing the provisions and goods which were destined 



* All the deer in this country are rein-deer, yet I shall take the liberty 

 to call them stags, hinds, &c., the same as red deer are distinguished. 



