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Fiidaij, Stpftitiber 10, 1779. At nine this uiurn- 

 ing, taking James Gready and three other good 

 hands with nie, i sailed in the Beaxer tor Charles 

 Harbour. 



Mondaij, September 13, 1779. [He arrived at 

 Port Marnhani on this day at seven in the evening.] 

 As John Baskeni had taken i)ossessi()n of this 

 place, ent \\\) several of my casks, and done me 

 other injuries, I had determined to turn him, 

 his faniilv and t>oods out of mv houses and seize 

 his tish for satisfaction: but he not being at home, 

 and observing that neither his wife nor chil- 

 dren had a shoe to their feet, and were in the 

 utmost i^overty and distress, my resentment was 

 turned into pity, and I accordingly made him a 

 present, by a written deed of gift, of my houses 

 and all my interest in that place and Deer Har- 

 bour, which is an appendage to it, and also of 

 what salmon-racks and cribs I had at Charles 

 Harbour. 



Taesdaij, Septemher 14, 1779. We saih'd at 

 four this morning, and at six anchored in Charles 

 Harljoui-. wlici-c T found all my liouses shut up, 

 and nolliing missing of what had Ix-en lefl tliis 

 spring. 



[Cartwright returned to Blackguai-d Bay wliere 

 he settled In's .'iccdinifs, .-ind hcidcd tlic (N>nntcss 

 of Effingham deep with fish.] 



Monda//, October 25, 1779. T shi])])cd off all my 

 own ha'jii'agc, also flic dicsts and bedding l)('h)ng- 

 iwu; 1" ni\' (lisch.'ii'Licd s(i'\ ;inls; who. jogeihor 

 witli Mr. Daubcny, Mrs. Sclby, [wliosc chihl had 



