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one to three feet high; and on the farther side, 

 there is an elevated hommock, from whence I had 

 an extensive view. The foot of this hill, which I 

 named Prospect Hill, is washed to the eastward, 

 by a pool, at least a mile in length, and above two 

 hundred yards in breadth. About two hundred 

 yards above that, is a lake three miles in length, 

 and half a mile in breadth, in which are several 

 small islands; and still higher up, are many other 

 pools of an inferior size, which, I presume, are 

 supplied from small tributary streams : and below 

 the first of these are two or three small ponds. 

 To the two principal ones I gave the names of 

 Island Lake, and Long Pool. In the woods be- 

 tween the river and the hill, I observed a great 

 deal of very useful timber, but no large trees. 



Friday, August 10, 1770. Early in the morning, 

 I took Charles and Ned with me, and sailed for 

 Chateau in our baitskiff; but we had no sooner 

 got below the narrows, into the more open part 

 of the river, than I met my brother John in a 

 whaleboat. I was informed by him, that Sir Ed- 

 ward Hawke, judging I should meet with many 

 unforeseen difficulties in establishing my new set- 

 tlement, had been so particularly kind and atten- 

 tive to me, as to give directions to Governor Byron 

 to furnish me with such assistance as was in his 

 power. In consequence of this, the governor had 

 sent my brother, from St. John's in Newfound- 

 land, in the Ranger schooner, with Mr. Dixon, a 

 midshipman; Mr. Langman, a mate; two carpen- 

 ters, and ten seamen, under his command. My 



