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killed three curlews as we were crossing the 

 isthmus. 



Mo)iclaij, August 24, 1772. At day-light we 

 sailed for Chateau, and arrived in Lance Cove at 

 four ill the afternoon; we left the shallop there, 

 and went on board the Otter, where we remained 

 the iiiiiht. Bv the wav we met the Otter's boat 

 coming to me, with a message from captain 

 ^lurris. 



Thursday, August 27, 1772. Captain Morris 

 sending his boat for me this morning, I went on 

 board and breakfasted with him; after which I 

 set off homewards in the Otter's yawl, under the 

 command of Mr. Sympson, the gunner, whom cap- 

 tain Morris sent to order all the Indians to return 

 home immediately; excepting those w^ho were to 

 go to England with me, and a few^ others wdio w^ere 

 to remain all winter at my settlement. 



Thursday, September 10, 1772. After breakfast 

 I w^eiit down the river in mv kvack and landed on 

 the north east side of Salt Cove; from whence I 

 walked across to Wolf Cove, where I saw^ several 

 geese and a sniiDC ; ^ w^hich is the first I have seen 

 in this country. 



Saturday, Septenther 12, 1772. Early in the 

 morninji; a shallop of Noble and Piiison's came u]) 

 here; whicli I sent off immediately for the Colle- 

 roon, to bring down the salmon, the crew, and 

 craft. They had not been gone lialf an li<»ur, be- 

 fore my house took fire, and having nobody at 

 home to assist me })ut the boy, it was burnt to 



' WilHon'8 Hnipe, Gallinago delicala, a rare summer resident of Labrador. 



