The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24
WHOLE NO. 67S.

thereabout, as though il were at his command
So he made the two old men dine with him, and
the old mans wife for they brought two old
women and two young maidens OF the age OF
sixteen or seventeen years with them, who be-
haved themselves very modestly. Our master
gave one of the old men knife, and they gave
him and us tobacco and at one O'Clock they de-
parted down the river, making signs that we
should come down TO them, for we were within
| two leagues of the place where they dwet.
Sept. "a. The 9th, in the morning, was fair
weather, but much wind al the north; we weigh
ed and set our iore-topsdil, and our ship would
not hoat but ran on the oozy bank at half ebb.
| We laid out anchor TO heave her Off but could
not so we sat from half ebb TO half food, then
we set our foresail and main-topsal and got
down six leagues. The old man came aboard,
and would have had US anchor and 90 on land
10 eat with him, but the wind being fair we
would not yield 10 his request, so he left US, be-
ing very sorrowful for departure. AT 5
o'clock in the afternoon, the wind came TO the
south southwest; so we made board or two,
and anchored in fourteen fathoms water Then
our boat went on shour 10 fish right against the
| snip. Our MASTERS mate and boats wa,n, ODD
three more of the company, went on land TO
| fish, but could not find good place. They took
four or five and twenty mullets, Dreams, BASES
and barbs, and returned in an hour. We rode
still all night.
Sept IS. The 2Sth being fair weather, as
soon the day was light we weighed at half
ebb and turned down two leagues below water,
Tor the stream doth run the lastquarter ebb, then
we anchored till high water AT o'clock in the
afternoon we weighed and turned down three
leagues until it was dark, then we anchored
| Sept 20. The 29th was dry close, weather,
the wind AT south and south by west We
weighed early in the morning, and turned down
three leagues by low water, and anchored at
the lower end Of the long reach, for it is six
leagues long. Then there came certain Indians
in canoe TO US, but would not come aboard.
After dinner there came the canoe with other
men, whereof three came aboard US. They
brought Indian wheat, which we bought for tri-
| fies. AT three O'Clock IN the afternoon we weigh
ed, as soon as the ebb came, and turned down
/ TO the edge OF the mountains, or the northern
most of the mountains, and anchored, because
the high land hath many points and narrow
channel, and hath many eddy winds so we
rode quietly all night in seven fathoms water.
Sept. 80 The 30th was fair weather, and
the wind at southeast a stiff gale between the
mountains. We rode still the afternoon. The
people of the country came aboard US, and
/ brought some small skins with them, which we
bought for knives and uihes, This is a very
pleasant place to build a town on. The road is
very near, and very good for all winds, save an
east northeast wind. The mountains look as if
some metal or mineral were in them Tor trees
that grew on them were all blasted, and some Of
them barren with few or no trees on them
The people brought a stone aboard like to enc
ry, Ga stone used by GLACIERS to cut glass,) it
would cut iron or steel yet being bruised small
and water put to il, II made color like black
lead glstening; it is also good for painters CO.
ors. AT O'Clock they departed, and we rode
still all night.
Thursday, Oct. /, The lst of October, fair
weather, the wind variable between west and
the north. In the morning weighed at Sc
ven o'clock with the ebb and got down below
the mountains, which was seven leagues; then
il fell calm and the food was come. and we an
| chored at twelve O'Clock. The people of the
mountains came aboard us, wondering at our
ship and weapons We bought some small skins
of them for irifes This afternoon one canoe
kept hanging under our stern with one man In
it, which we could not keep from thence, who
| got up by our rudder 10 the cabin window, and
stole out my pillow, and two shirts, and two
bandcleeres. Our masters mate shot at him,
struck him ON the breast and killed him. Where
upon all the rest fled away, some in their canoes,
and so leaped out Of them into the water. We
manned our boat and got our things again
| Then one of them that swan got hold OF our
! boat, thinking to overthrow ii but our cook
took his sword and cut off one of his hands, and
he was drowned. BY this time the ebb was
! tNUlt, anu we WtlSuSu anu Bot uo"i WV
eagues--by that time it was dark; so we an
chored in four fathoms water, and rode well.
oct 2. The ID fair weather. AT break OF
day we weighed the wind being at north west,
and got down seven leagues; then the flood was
come strong, so we anchored Then came one
of the savages that swan away from US at our
going up the river, with many others, thinking
TO betray US. But we perceived their intent,
and suffered none of them to enter our ship
! IA hnr.upnp tuy, full nf with fhpir
bows and arrows, shot at US after our stern, In
recompense whereof we discharged six muskets,
and killed two or three of them. Then above a
hundred OF them came TO point OF land 10
shoot at us. There shot falcon at them, and
killed two of them, whereupon the rest fled into
the woods. Yet they manned off another canoe
with nine or ten men. which came TO meet us;
so shot at il also falcon, and shot il through,
and killed one of them Then our men with
their muskets killed three or four more of them.
| So they went their way. Within while after,
we got down two leagues beyond that place, and
anchored lna bay clear from all dangers of them,
on the other side of the river, where we saw a
very good piece of ground; and hard by II there
was cliff that looked of the color ofwhite green,
as though il were either copper or silver mine;
and ! think ii to be one of them by the trees
that grow upon ii for they be all burned, and
the other places as green as grass; il is on
that side of the river that is called Mannahdta,
There saw no people to trouble us, and rode
quietly all night, but had much wind and rain,
oct g. The Sd was very stormy, the wind at
east northeast. In the morning, in gust of
wild and rain, our anchor came home, and we
drove on ground, but il was oozy Then as we
were about TO heave our anchor the wind came
TO the north northwest and drove us of again.
Then we shot an achor, and let il fall in four faith
oms water, and weighed the other. We had
much rain with thick weather, so we rode still
at night.
L. oct 4. The 4th was fair weather, and the
wind at northwest weighed anchor and
came out of the river, into which we had run so