E. B. Delabarre, Ph. D. 8i 



September 17. — Remain at anchor at Hopeclale. 



September 18. — Hopedale (6 a. m.) to Sloop Harbor, ofif 

 Brig Harbor Island (9.45 p. m.), 125 miles. 



September 19. — Sloop Harbor (5.30 a. m.) to Mullin's 

 Cove, on mainland south of Gready Island (7.30 p. m.), 63 

 miles. The distance covered during these last two days re- 

 quired 17 days during the northward voyage. 



September 20. — Mullin's Cove (5.45 a. m.) to American 

 Tickle, Seal Islands (3.30 p. m.), 49 miles. 



September 21. — Southerly winds keep us at anchor. 



September 22. — American Tickle (5 a. m.) to Cape St. 

 Francis Harbor (4 p. m.), 42 miles. 



September 23, 24. — Detained by unfavorable winds. 



September 25, 26. — Leave Cape St. Francis 6 a. m. 

 Cross the Straits of Belle Isle. Wind drops in afternoon, 

 and we beat along off Cape Bauld and White Islands all 

 night. Fresh wind from the south causes us to anchor at 

 Grand Brehat, Newfoundland, at 7.30 a. m. of the 26th. Dis- 

 tance, 78 miles. 



September 27. — At anchor. 



September 28. — Leave Grand Brehat 7 a. m. Nt noon, 

 on account of thick, foggy weather and other unfavorable 

 conditions, anchor in harbor of Cape Rouge (or Crouse), 40 

 miles. 



September 29, 30. — Detained by unfavorable winds. 



October i, 2. — Start 2 a. m. and take six hours to get out 

 of the harbor. A favorable wind is met outside, and we cover 

 the 268 miles to St. John's in 40 hours. Are well within the 

 harbor by midnight of the 2d, and come to anchor there a 

 half hour later. 



It was with great surprise that we learned, soon after our 



