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pose by tlie hollow roar of the wind amidst 
the tall trees of the surrounding forest. Not 
so my companions, who visited me at an 
early hour the next morning, and lamented 
sorely that they had not accompanied me oil 
shore. There had been a tremendous sea run¬ 
ning in the lake all night; the wind had 
shifted somewhat to the southward, and Point 
Abineau, in consequence, affording but little 
protection to the vessel, she had rolled about 
in a most alarming manner: one of the 
stancheons at her bow started by her violent 
working; the water came pouring in as from a 
pump ; a scene of confusion ensued, and the 
sailors were kept busily employed the greater 
part of the night in stopping the leak. The 
vessel being old, crazy, and on her last voy¬ 
age, serious apprehensions were entertained lest 
some worse accident should befal her before 
morning, and neither the crew nor the pas¬ 
sengers felt themselves at all easy until day¬ 
light appeared, when the gale abated. We 
amused ourselves this morning in rambling 
through the woods, and along the shores of 
the lake with our fowling pieces. On the 
strand we found great numbers of gulls, and 
different birds of prey, such as hawks, kites, 
&c. ? * here also we met with large flocks of 
sand larks, as they are called by the people of 
the country, in colour somewhat resembling 
