LABRADOR JOURNAL 239 



Black islands; it then blowing very hard with a 

 liigh sea. 



Exceeding cold and dark weather. 



Saturday, August 22, 1778. I went several times 

 upon the hill to-day, to look out for the ship and 

 boats; but could see none of them until past three 

 in I lie afternoon; then I discovered the ship com- 

 aig in from sea, and the Wolvering from Black 

 islands; whereupon i sent a skiff out to meet the 

 shallop, and order her to speak with the ship. At 

 dusk the latter came safe to an anchor in the har- 

 bour, and proved to be the Countess of Effingham, 

 David Kinloch master, laden with salt from Lis- 

 bon; which place she left on the fourth of July. 

 She brought the first intelligence of hostilities 

 being commenced by Great Britain against 

 France, by the taking of a fortv gun ship and 

 two frigates. Kinloch made Cape St. Francis on 

 the fourteenth instant; and had met with very 

 bad weather ever smce. The Beaver, Wolvering 

 and Squirrel came in this evening, and brought 

 tw^elve quintals of fish; they informed me they 

 saw the Marten beating up betw^een Black Islands 

 and Cape land. 



Sunday, August 23, 1778. Early this morning 

 I sent the Wolvering on a cruise to the southward, 

 after the missing Ixtats. Tlic slii]) moored in her 

 berth. I g[»ve .ill hands Iwo jxtunds of venison 

 each foi- dinner. Jack look a walk to the otlier 

 end of this island, wliei-e lie s;iw a silvei'-fox, and 

 shot six curlews. Aftei- dimier I went with all 

 my faniil}' to Slink i*uiiit, w here we picked a bowl 



