LABRADOR JOURNAL 117 



board the Mary; a ship eonmianded by Mr. George 

 Monday. 



Sunday, Xoventher <9, 1772. At day-break we 

 put to sea, and set sail for Ireland. We found a 

 very great sea in the streights, and by night were 

 two leagues to the eastward of the island of Belle 

 Isle. 



Saturday, Novemher 21, 1772. Nothing more 

 occiUTed than is usual in vovaees at this time of 

 the year across the Atlantic, till three o'clock this 

 morning; when, by some mismanagement of the 

 hchn, the ship was caught by the lee as she was 

 scudding under the fore-sail, and was near foun- 

 dering before the sail could be clued up; that 

 being effected, we brought to under the mizen- 

 stay-sail. At day-light we found the bolt-sprit 

 was sprung; we then reefed the fore-top-mast, 

 secured the fore-mast and bolt-sprit, and put her 

 before the wind again. 



Tliick weather, and a great sea. 



Sunday, Novemher 22, 1772. The Indians grew 

 extremely uneasv to-day, and insisted that we 

 had lost oursehes and should neyer more see 

 land. I then examined the log book, and shewed 

 them upon the chart where we were; adding, that 

 we should make the land of Ireland, near Cape 

 Clear, to-morrow; but they gave very little credit 

 to what I said. 



Thick weather. 



Monday, Novemher 23, 1772. At day-break, the 

 wind havint;- sliiflcd and rlcnrcd tlie sky, we \)vv- 

 ceived ourselves to be not more llian four niilcs 



