238 CAPTAIN CART WRIGHT'S 



of the stage covered. At nine o'clock, I went off 

 in a skiff with four hands to Tern Island, where 

 I spread some old salmon-nets on the rocks, shot 

 twenty-two terns,^ an eider-duck and a sea-par- 

 rot^; all of which I gave to the boats for baits; 

 they were then fishing off Long Island. 



Thursday, August 20, 1778. At six this morn- 

 ing, the Stag came in with the fish of all the boats, 

 amounting to nine quintals only; the boatmaster 

 informed me, that he saw a vessel working in here 

 yesterday, and gave her chase until the wind and 

 sea obliged him to desist; soon after which, he 

 saw her stand out to sea again. At noon, Mr. 

 Daubeny sailed in the Stag in quest of the above 

 vessel; which we suppose must be the Countess of 

 Effingham. 



Friday, August 21, 1778. At eight this morning 

 the vessel was discovered about four or five miles 

 to windward of Blackguard Bay. She could have 

 come into the harbour very easily; but hauling 

 her wind, she w^eathered the Gannets, and stood 

 out to sea again; which makes me not know what 

 to think, although by my glass I could plainly 

 descry her to be a ship and am certain she is mine. 

 I immediately ran to the top of the highest hill, 

 and set fire to some bushes there, but she took no 

 notice of it. I then returned and sent captain 

 Kettle, with four hands in the Otter, out after 

 her. In the evening I saw him bear away round 



^ Probably the Arctic tern, Sterna paradisoea. 



^ Puffin, Fraterculus arcticus. This bird is known tQ-day on the Labra- 

 dor Coast by the name of peroqueet. 



