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c ^if ^' among them. The way to this Indian hut was to the 

 *—^r^ — ' North Eaft through a little found, full of fmall illands 

 Auguft. covered with wood. 



Tuefday 7. 



At daylight the long-boat was hoifted out, and fome 

 hands were employed in fitting her for an expedition to 

 the Eaft ward. The feine was hauled in feveral parts of 

 the harbour ; but we did not meet with any fuccefs. 



The long-boat being properly equipped, at five o'clock 

 flie fet out on a trading expedition towards Cape Edge- 

 combe, and among the iflands to the South Eaft of that 

 Cape, with the fame ofticers and men that went in her to 

 Cook's River. I gave them particular orders to return in 

 feventeen days ; and in cafe they fell in with the Queen 

 Charlotte, to defire captain Dixon to fail with them to- 

 wards our prefent harbour, and remain in the ofting until 

 I ftiould join him ; as I propofed leaving the coaft towards 

 the latter end of the month, and proceeding for China, 

 unlefs our fuccefs in trade warranted my ftaying on the 

 coaft to a later period. 



The adjacent country abounding with white cedar, I 

 Wednef. 8. feut the Carpenter on fhore with a party on the 8th, to 

 cut fome for fawing into ftieathing- boards : the remainder 

 of the ftiip's company were bufied in various neceffary 

 employments. In the courfe of the day we had a fmall 

 canoe along-fide, with one man and a woman; but they 

 brought nothing to difpofe of; and probably were out on 

 a_hunting party, as they had all the implements for that 

 purpofe : however, after ftaying a ftiort time with us, 

 they returned towards the Eaftern point of the Sound, 



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