The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24

two degrees of variation. This is very good
land 10 fall in with, and a pleasant land TO see.
Sept. 3. The morning misty until ten o'clock.
Then il cleared and the wind came 10 the south
southeast, so we weighed and Stood TO the north
ward. The land is very pleasant and high, and
bold TO fall withal Al three o'clock in the af-
ternoon, we came 10 three great rivers. So we
stood along the northernmost, thinking TO have
gone into ii, but we foand il 10 have very
shoal bar before IL, for we had but ten foot wa
ter. Then we cast about TO the southwark, and
found two falhoms, three fathoms, and three
and quarter, tlll We came TO the southern side
Of them then we had five and six fathoms, and
anchored. So we sent III our boat 10 sound, and
they found no less water than four, five, six and
seven fathoms, and returned in an hour and a
half So we weighed and went in, and rode IN
five fahoms, ooze ground, and saw many sal
mons, and mullets, and rays very great. The
height is forty deg. thirty min. d.
Sept. 4. In the morning, as soon as the day
was light, we saw that il was good riding farther
up So we sent our boat 10 sound, and found
that il was very good barboI; and four and five
fathoms, two cables length from the shore
Then we weighed and went in with our ship.
Then our boat went on land with our net to fish,
and caught ten great mullets, of foot and a half
long apiece, and ray as great as four men could
haul into the ship. So we trimmed our boat,
and rode still all day. AT night the wind blew
hard at the north west and our anchor cane
home, and we drove on shore, but took no hurt,
thanked be God for the ground is soft sand and
ooze This day the people of the country came
aboard of us, seeming very glad Of our coming,
and brought green tobacco, and gave us of it
for knives and beads. They 90 in deer skins
loose, well Dressed. They have yellow copper
They desire clothes, and are very civil. They
have great store OF maize, or Indian wheat
whereof they make good bread. The country
is full of great and tall oaks.
Sept. 5. In the morning, as soon rs the day
was light, the wind ceased and the food came
So we heaved of our ship again into five faith
oms water, and sent our boat 10 sound the BAY
and we found that there was three fathoms hard
by the southern shore. Our men went on land
there, and saw great store of men, women and
children who gave them tobacco at their coming
on land. So they went up into the woods, and
saw great store OF very goodly oaks, and some
currants. For one OF them came aboard and
brought some dried and gave me some, which
were sweet and good. This day many of the
people came aboard, some in nantes of feathers,
and some IN skins OF divers sorts of good furs
Some women also came 10 us with hemp. They
had red copper tobacco pipes, and other things
of copper they did wear about their necks At
night they went on land again, so we rode very
quiet, but burst not trust them.
Sunday Sept g. In the morning was fair
weather, and our master sent John Coiman, with
four other men, in our boat, over to the north
side, 10 sound the other river being four leagues
from use They found BY the way shoal water
two tathoms bit at the north Of the river eight
cen, and twenty iathons, and very good riding
for ships, and narrow river to the westward
between two i.lands.f The land they told us
was as pleasant with grass and flowers and
goodly trees, as ever they had seen, and very
sweet smells came from them So they went
in two leagues and saw an open sea, and return
ed and as they came back they were set upon
by two canoes, the one having twelve, the other
fourteen men The night came on, and il be-
gan TO rain, so that their match went out: and
they had one man slain in the fight which was
an Engiishman, named John Coimdn, with an
arrow shot into his throat, and two men hurt.
Ii grew so dark that they could not find the ship
that night but labored to and fro on their oars.
They had so great a stream that their grapnel
would not hold them
Sept Z, Was fair, and by ten O'Clock they
returned aboard the ship, and brought our dead
man with them, whom we carried on land and
buried, and named the point after his name
Colman's Point. Then we hoisted in our boat
and raised her side with waste boards for de-
fence of our men. So we rode still all night,
having good regard TO our watch.
Sept g. Was very fair weather, we rode
still very quietly. The people came aboard US,
and brought tobacco and Indian wheat TO ex-
change for knives and beads and offered US no
violence SO we fitting up our boat did mark
them, TO see if they would make any show of
the death of our man which they did not.
Sept 8. Fair weather. In the morning, two
great canoes came aboard full of men; the one
with their bows and arrows, and the other in
show of buying of knives TO betray US but we
perceived their intent. We took two Of them
to have kept them, and put red coats on them,
and would not suffer the other to come near u.s.
So they went on land, and two others came
aboard in a canoe we took the one and let the
other 20; but he which we had taken, got up
and leaped overheard. Then we weighed, and
went off into the channel of the river, and an
chored there all night.
Sept 10. Fair weather, we rode till IL o'clock
Then we weighed aud went over, and found it
shoa all the middle of the river, for we could
find but two fathoms and a half and three ia
thoms for the space Of league then we came
10 three fathoms and four fahoms and so TO Sc
ven fathoms, and anchored and rode all night in
soft oozy ground The bank is sand
Sept L. Was fair and very hot weather.
AT O'Clock In the afternoon, we weighed and
went into the river, the wind at south-south-
west, little wind Our soundngs Were seven,
six, five, six. seven. eight nine, ten, twelve,
thirteen and fourteen tathoms. Then it shoaed
again, and came TO five fathoms. Then an
chored and saw that il was very good harbor
for all winds and rode all night. The people of
the country came aboard of us, making show of
love, and gave us tobacco and Indian wheat,
and departed for that night; but we burst not
trust them.
Sept r. Very fair and hot. In the after
noon at two o'clock we weighed, the wind being
variable, between the north and the northwest;
,,,,o ,l.. 80, I,,x
chored. This morning at our first rode in the
river, there came eight and canoes full Of men,
women and children TO betray us but we saw
their intent, and suffered none of them TO come
aboard Us. AT twelve o'clock they Departed
They brought with them oysters and beans