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mre specimen of orthography, I hope I shall be pardoned 

 for giving an exact copy of it. 



June 14th 1812. 

 Ship Sukey John Macy 7^ Months out 150 Barrels 75 

 days from Lima No oil Since Leaving that Port. Span- 

 yards Very Savage Lost on the Braziel Bank John Sealin 

 Apprentice to Capt Benjamin W orth Fell from the fore 

 top sail Yard In A Gale of Wind. Left Diana Capt pad- 

 dock 14 day Since 250 Barrels I Leave this port this Day 

 With 250 Turpen 8 Boat Load Wood Yesterday Went Up 

 to Patts Landing East Side, to the Starboard hand of the 

 Landing 1 i Miles Saw 100 Turpen 20 Rods A part Road 

 Very Bad 



Yours Forevir 



JOHN MACY. 



Charles' Island affords the same inducements for vessels 

 to touch at as Hood's Island, except that the harbour is not 

 so good. It is formed on the northwest part by a projecting; 

 point, off which lies a remarkably high, black, ragged rock, 

 which, from its appearance, I have been induced to call 

 Rock Dismal, Shipping lie iii twelve fathoms, beyond the 

 small reef which shelters the landing ; the bottom is sandy, 

 but vessels have had their cables cut by scattering rocks. 

 The landing here is very good ; and, at the time lieutenant 

 Downes was on shore, a torreiit of very fine water, many 

 feet deep, discharged itself near the beach ; but as it was 

 raining constantly while he was on shore, and the moun- 

 tains were completely capt with the clouds, added to 

 which, as the banks of the deep ravine, worn away by the 

 stream, clearly showed that the torrent had subsided ten 

 feet within a very short period, it was evident to us, that 

 this stream owed its existence to temporary rains alone» 

 This opinion was not only confirmed by those on board the 

 Essex who had been there before, but by some person who 

 had bountifully left on the island, near the postoffice, se- 

 veral articles for such persons as might be there in distress, 

 among which was a cask of water. It is known that in the 

 centre of the island is a small spring of water, which a 

 stranger might not be acquainted with, or, if he had a 

 knowledge of it, might not have strength to reach ; but if 



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