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and the seashore, and then the bay coming in, and 

 surrounded on three sides by the land. Another 

 party took a boat and coasted along the rocks. 

 They shot several sea pigeons, a most beautiful 

 bird, a white spot on their wings, the rest of their 

 plumage being black, or dark green changeable, and 

 varying as seen in different lights. As we had a very 

 fair breeze we accomplished our return very speed- 

 ily, stopping to get some young ravens. The nest in 

 which they were found was in the clefts of a very 

 steep rock, and one of the sailors descended to it, by 

 attaching a rope to a tree above and climbing down, 

 being obliged to shoot in afterwards, as the rock 

 over jutted considerably. The ravens were about 

 three weeks old, and the ugliest birds without ex- 

 ception that I ever saw. Mr. A. thinks of taking one 

 to Labrador, making a pet of it, and teaching it to 

 talk. It was five o'clock when we landed at East- 

 port, having had a very pleasant time. The weather 

 was as fine as we could have desired, and our ac- 

 commodations on board the cutter were very good. 

 The second lieutenant had been a warrant officer 

 on board the Hamilton with Captain Derby. Mr. 

 A. wished he had applied at Washington for this 

 vessel, to go to Labrador, and the officers told us, 

 they would have liked nothing better than such an 

 excursion. 



Our vessel has not arrived from Baltimore, but is 

 expected every hour. She probably will come to day 

 or to morrow, and we shall sail on Thursday, or 

 Friday. Mr. A. is anxious to get off as soon as 

 possible. I am ready, with the exception of a few 

 articles, which I shall procure to morrow. I ex- 

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