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and two children. A rough likeness made of her did not please 

 at all, because it was white : she took out her red paint, and put 

 some on her own cheeks, as drawn on the paper, and then was 

 quite satisfied, sitting as still as a mouse, while I made another 

 sketch. In return for the compliment paid to her countenance, 

 she daubed my face, as well as my coxswain^s, with the same 

 red mixture. 



" 24th. A sharp frost during the night. We left Don kin 

 Cove, as soon as I had taken observations for the chronometers. 

 A fine breeze in our favour carried us rapidly along, and at 

 dusk we were near Englefield Island. The last few nights have 

 been so clear, that two or three of the men, and myself, have 

 slept in the open air without any other covering than our 

 blanket-bags, and clothes. My cloak has been frozen hard over 

 me every morning ; yet I never slept more soundly, nor was in 

 better health. 



" We had a good view of Mount Misery this day. It is about 

 3,000 feet in height ; twice as high as the surrounding moun- 

 tains, and quite bare, even of snow, on the summit. The 

 night tides here rise more than those of the day at this sea- 

 son : the times of high water do not differ much on the 

 opposite shoreS: About an hour after dusk we reached Engle- 

 field Island, having made a capital run, with a fresh and fair 

 wind. Creeping in the dark, along shore, we at last found 

 shelter for the boats, and formed a snug place amongst the 

 bushes for our tent and fires. One of my boafs crew was ill 

 this day ; the first man that had been seriously so, although 

 several had been slightly affected by the muscles and limpets ; 

 and one had fits. A draught of hot port wine and Winter"'s- 

 bark, certainly seemed to be an efficient medicine for the 

 slighter complaints. 



" 25th. Blowing strong from the westward, with much rain. 

 I forced a way, with much difficulty, among thick bushes, to 

 the top of the island, and when I got there found, to my mor- 

 tification, that by no possible contrivance could I see round, 

 for I was encompassed by lofty trees of nearly equal height. 



" 26th. We crossed over to the east shore : the temperature of 



