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three windows of it, not one pane of glass was 
there, a young gentleman from Detroit having 
amused himself, whilst detained in the place by 
contrary winds, some little time before our ar¬ 
rival, with shooting arrows through them. It 
was not likely that these windows would be 
speedily repaired, for no glazier was to be met 
with nearer than Newark, thirty-six miles 
distant. 'Here, as we lay folded in our skins 
on the floor, the rain beat in upon us, and the 
w ind whistled about our efars ; but this was 
not the worst. In the morning we found it a 
difficult matter to get wherewith to satisfy our 
hunger ; dinner was more difficult to be had 
than breakfast, supper than dinner; there 
seemecj to be a greater scarcity of provisions 
also the second day than there was on the first. 
At last, fearing that we should be famished if 
we-remained longer under the care of old mo¬ 
ther Palmer, we embarked at once on board 
the vessel of war in which we intended to cross 
the lake, where although sometimes tossed 
about by the raging contrary winds, yet we 
had comfortable births, and fared plenteously 
every day. • • 
Ships lie opposite to Fort Erie, at the distance 
of about one hundred yards from the shore; 
they are there exposed to all the violence of the 
westerly winds, but the anchorage is excellent, 
and they ride in perfect safety. Three vessels 
