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a mile from the coopers. In the evening they all 

 sailed for that place in the Neddy. 



Friday, Octohcr 10, 1783. I sent Edwards to the 

 beaver-house to shift the traps and stay the night 

 if he saw occasion. ^Ir. Collingham having fin- 

 ished the new kitchen, we made a good fire in it, 

 and found the chimney to carr}^ smoke very well. 



Saturday, October 11, 1783. At noon Edwards 

 returned with a small medler, and informed me 

 that he had found another new house in one of 

 the ponds above, in which he supposed were tw^o 

 great medlers. At the same time, the people from 

 Hinchingbrook Bay returned in the Neddy, and 

 took back with them the remainder of their things 

 in their skiff, ^ly people are now all fixed for 

 this winter. Besides the above, and the five people 

 who are to seal at Lidian Island, ^Ir. Collingham 

 and the boy are to remain here. 



Thursday, October 16, 1783. The brig was un- 

 moored at seven this morning, and at nine the 

 miner and I embarked. We got under sail imme- 

 diately. 



[On the 20th they reached the Coast of New^- 

 foundland and drove in a gale of wind towards 

 Cape John.] 



At eiglit the wind shifted to north by east, and 

 lilcw with iri-eat violence, driving us toward the 

 Barrack and other rocks. At noon the following 

 day, captain Oayler told me that we should be 

 among those rocks before day-light, if the gale 

 held; and that the vessel w^ould bear no more sail, 

 withr)iii liTcal dnncr^r of upsetting. T replied, *' It 



