2ij6 June 1749. 



which was not every where at hand dur- 

 ing this feafon. The mufldtoes, punchins 

 or gnats, and the woodlice, were very trou? 

 blefome, Our fear of fnakes, and of the 

 Indians, rendered this night's rpft very pre? 

 caricus and unfecure. 



Punch ins, as the Dutch call them, are 

 the little gnats (Cukxpulicarh Linn.) which 

 abound here. They are very minute, and 

 their wings grey, with black fpots. They 

 are ten times worfe than the larger ones, 

 (Cukx pipiens Linn.) or mufkitoes ; for 

 their lize renders them next to impercep- 

 tible 5 they are every where carelefs of their 

 lives, fuck their fill of blood, and caufe a 

 burning pain- 



We heard feveral great trees fall of them- 

 felves in the night, though it was fo calm, 

 that not a leaf ftirred. They made a 

 dreadful cracking. 



June the 27th. We continued our jour- 

 ney in the morning. We found the coun- 

 try like that which we palled over yeiter- 

 day, except meeting with a few hills. 

 Early this morning we plainly heard a fall 

 in the river Hudfon. 



In every part of the foreft we found 

 trees thrown down either by ftorms, or 

 age; but none were cut down, there being 

 fio inhabitants ; and though the wood is 



very 



