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troubled with quite a number, wlien tlie same results, and 

 perhaps bettei*, could have been accomplished with half 

 ih.e numbe]- of reliable men. 



Very resx)ectfullv vours, 



JNO. S. SArNDERS. 



April 29. — Cast off from City yard, South Baltimore, 

 with three (3) barges in tow of tug boat "Mo- 

 hawk'' at 10.15 A. M., cast off from tug "Mo- 

 hawk" at 11 A. M.; off Fells Point, and w^as 

 taken in tow by U. S. Revenue Cutter ' 'Ewing' ' 

 to be carried to Spesutie Narrows, head of 

 Chesapeake Bay. Had heavy wind from S. 

 E. witli rain all day. Arrived off Narrows at 

 5.00 P. M. Dropped anchor at 5.20 P. M. at 

 Narrows where we remained all night on ac- 

 count of heavy wind and lain. Steamer re- 

 turned to Baltimore after seeino- us safely 

 anchored. 



April 30. — Wind changed to N. W. al)oiit 1 A. M. with 

 heavy rain. Wind increasing until al>out 4 

 A. M. when it was blowing a gale. Had to let 

 go all anchors, as alsc) anchor Machinery barge 

 by itself and Steam launch. AVind blowing a 

 gale all day. 

 May 1. — AYind calmed down al)out 4 A M. when all 

 hands were called. Weighed anchors and 

 succeeded in getting barges safely moved in 

 Narrows about 12 M. Left in Launch at 1 P. 

 M. for Havre de Grace, Avhere I telegraphed 

 arrival &c., to Maj. Ferguson. Returned to 



Narrows about 4 A. .M. Wind N. W. 

 May 2. — Clear and pleasant. Had men cleaning up 



and regulating cones. Gave the steam launch 



a coat of paint. AVind S. E. 

 May 3. — Clear and pleasant. Discharged (H)lored cook 



(m account of negligence and drunkeness. 



Placed Freedy in charge of kitchen. Sent men 



to gather spawn ; they returned about 11 P. 



