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two islands and the three islands which we were to 

 visit the next day. Having written my journal I 

 went to bed about half past ten, and so sound was 

 my sleep, that I did not hear the grating of the chain 

 when they weighed anchor, between eleven and 

 twelve that night, and I was much surprised to 

 learn the next morning, that we were lying in a dif- 

 ferent harbor. Having eaten an early breakfast, we 

 pushed ashore in two parties, one to each group of 

 islands. I accompanied Mr. Audubon to the three 

 islands, which we explored very thoroughly, finding 

 however scarcely any birds. Two of a species of 

 ducks called lords and ladies were killed by one of 

 our party, also a bird called a turnstone, and we saw 

 one bird very rare, called about here the sea goose, 

 which Mr. A. was very desirous to examine, but we 

 did not succeed in killing him. Returning on board, 

 we found that the other party had killed some eider 

 ducks, and a few sea pigeons, but it was evident 

 that the ducks mostly had gone north, to their 

 breeding places. The same afternoon we returned 

 back to our former station, returned to the governor 

 his two sons, paid our parting respects, and contin- 

 uing on from six to ten miles further, stopped for the 

 night at long island harbor. We saw two or three 

 houses along the shore, and a couple of fishing ves- 

 sels. The next morning having taken an early 

 breakfast we were rowed ashore, and John and my- 

 self, spent three or four hours rambling through the 

 woods. We found some acres of cleared land around 

 the houses, hills quite high, and some most delight- 

 ful views. We could see from a cleared spot of land, 

 gently rising from the sea shore, the houses below, 

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