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U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Tuesday, 29th : Wind blew hard ; caught none. Wednesday, 30lJi : Went 

 out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 39,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 9,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue 

 Works ; pleasant day. 



July 1st, Thursday : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 35,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; 

 weather continues pleasant. Friday, 2d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 35,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Saturday, 3d: We came up to Jamesport with the sloops. Monday, 5th : We did not fish; 

 staid home and kept the Fourth. Tuesday, 6th : Went through Peconic Bay into Gardiner's Bay ; caught 44,500 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold 90 cents' worth to a smack ; weather continues very 

 pleasant. Wednesday, 7th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 41,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works, and sold $3 worth to a smack ; weather fine. Thursday, 8th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 18,500 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Pr4day, 9th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 12,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $3.50 worth to a smack ; weather pleasant. Saturday, 10th : 

 We tanned and mended the seine in a. m. ; came home in p. m. ; weather good. Monday, 12th : We went out in Gar- 

 diner's Bay; caught 47,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold $1 -worth of fish to a 

 smack ; pleasant. Tuesday, 13th : Canght in Gardiner's Bay 27,500 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogue Works, and sold $20.10 worth to a smack ; weather fine. Wednesday, 14th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 30,SOO 

 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold $8.50 worth of fish to a smack; weather good. 

 Thursday, 15th : Canght in Gardiner's Bay 16,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and 

 sold $6.60 worth of fish to a smack ; pleasant. Friday, 16(ft : We caught in Gardiner's Baj 27,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Saturday, 17th: We went to Jamesport with the sloops, and took off 

 the Starlight's sails, spread them on the beach, and Kined them; weather pleasant. Monday, 19th: We went down 

 through Peconic and into Gardiner's Bay; caught none; weather fine. Tuesday, 20th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, 

 then in the sound, and nearly to Faulkland Island ; caught no fish, so came back in the hay; weather continues fine. 

 Wednesday, 21st : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 40,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 18,000 in the Flora, 

 to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Thursday, 22d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 17,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $13.50 worth of fish to a smack ; fine. Friday, 23d : Caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 18,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather 

 pleasant. Saturday, 24th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 31,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne 

 Works. Monday, 26th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 48,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 23,500 in 

 the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Tuesday, 27th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 53,000 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Wednesday, 28th : Canght in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, 

 which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 35,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Thursday, 

 29lh : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, but the wind blew up quite strong, and we came into Greenport. Friday, 30th: 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 12,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works, and sold 

 $10.50 worth to a smack ; in p. m. we came into Greenport and tanned the seine ; fine. Saturday, 3lst : We worked 

 on the seine in a. m. ; came home in p. m. ; fine. 



August 2d, Monday: An east storm ; we anchored in Noyack Bay. Tuesday, 3d: We went down below Gardiner's 

 Island; it rained a part of the day, and some of the time it was foggy. Wednesday, 4th: We caught below Gardiner's 

 Island 54,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 33,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works, and sold $6 

 worth to a smack ; weather pleasant. Thursday, 5th : We caught off Fort Pond 55,500 fish, which we sent in the U. 

 S. Grant, and 56,500 in the Flora, and we took 13,500 in the Starlight, to the Miamogue Works; weather continues 

 fine. Friday, 6th: Caught east of Gardiner's Island 57,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, 

 and sold $5.25 worth to a smack ; weather good. Saturday, 7th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,500 fish, which we sent 

 in the U. S. Grant, and 33,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; the fish were in good shoals and quite plenty; 

 we caught them at two sets ; had them caught and scooped in by 9 o'clock a. m.; we had the U. S. Grant loaded 

 before the Flora got to us, and were holding on to the fish waiting for her ; as soon as she reached us, the man that 

 ran her said that Captain Hawkins could take but one boat-load from us to-day; but as we had them caught I -would 

 not let them go, but sent them to the factory ; very pleasant day. Monday, 9th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 

 51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 43,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works, and sold $6 worth of 

 fish to a smack ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 10th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 41,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold $10.50 worth to a smack ; weather good. Wednesday, llth : We caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 12,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Thvrsday, 12th : We caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 26,000 fish, which wo sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; fine. Friday, 13th : We 

 hauled the sloops out on the railways to clean them, and worked on the seine ; weather good. Saturday, 14th : We caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; then we started for James- 

 port, and in Peconic Bay made a set and caught 12,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to Jamesport; weather fine. 

 Monday, 16th : Caught in Peconic Bay 14,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works ; weather good. 

 Tuesday, 17th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 48,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 21,000 in the Flora, to 

 the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 18th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 20,500 fish, which we sent 

 in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Thursday, 19th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant, and 17,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 20th: 

 Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Saturday, 21st : 

 We tanned and mended the seine ; then went to Janaesport with the sloops ; weather fine. Monday, 23d : Went out 

 in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 53,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 59,000 in the U. 8. Grant, to the Miamogne 

 Works; weather good. Tuesday, 24th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 56,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 32,500 



