The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24
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south Within
Sunday, Sept 10. Fair weather; the wind
northeriy; al seven o'clock in the morning as
the MOOD came, we weighed and turned four
miles INTO the river; the tide being done we an
chored. Then there came four canoes aboard
Dut we suffered none of them TO come into our
snip; they brought very great store of very good
| oysters aboard, which we bought for trihes In
The night the variation Of the compass and
FOUND ~ TO be IL deg. In the afternoon we weigh
ca ana turned IN with the flood two leagues and
nan further, and anchored all night, and had
hve iathoms soft oozy ground, and had high
| point OIL land, which showed out 10 US, being
north by east five leagues off US.
SEPT IA. In the morning, being very fair
| weather, The wind southeast we sailed up the
ryer twelve leagues, and had five fathoms aud
i've fathoms and quarter less, and came to a
stiait between two points, and had eight nine
ana ten iathoms and il tended north east by
north one league, and we had twelve, thirteen,
and fourteen fathoms; the river is mile broad;
there IS very high land on both sides Then we
went up northwest, a league and half deep
water; then northeast, by north, Eve miles !;
then northwest by north two leagues, and an
chored. The land grew very high and noun
famous; the river is full of fish,
Sept. 10. The morning was misty until the
sun arose, then il cleared; so we weighed with
| the wind nj south, and ran up into the river
twenty leagues, passing by high mountains
We had very good depth, as six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, twelve, and thirteen fathoms, and
great sore OF salmon in the river. This morn
Ing our two sayages got out of port and swan
away. After we were under sail they called to
us IN sorn. Al night we came to other noun
tains, which lie from the rivers side there we
found very loving people, and very old men,
where we were well used. Our boat went 10
fish, and caught great store of very good fish
Sept. l6 The 10th, fair and very hot wea-
Their. In the morning our boat went again to
fishing, bu could catch but few, by reason their
canoes hal been there all night. This morning
the peoplecame aboard and brought US ears Of
Indian CON and pompions and tobacco which
we boughtfor triiies. We rode still all day, and
filled fresh waters at night we weighed and
went two eagues higher, and had shoa water ;
SO we anchored till day.
Sept. II The l7th fair sun-shining wealth
er, and very hot. In the morning as soon as the
sun was W, we set sail and ran up six leagues
higher, and found shoals in the middle of the
channel, aid small islands, but seven fathoms
water on beth sides. Towards night we bor-
rowed so near the shore that we grounded so
we laid ON our small anchor, and heaved off
again. Tten we borrowed on the bank in the
channel ard came aground again; while the
flood ran we heaved off again and anchored all
night.
| Friday, Sept. IS. The 18Th in the morning
was fair weather, and we rode still. In the af
ternoon our masters mate went on land with an
old savage, governor of the country, who car
red hm TO MS house and made him good cheer.
Sept. 10. The nineteen was fair and hot
weather. Al the flood, being near eleven o'clock
we weighed and ran higher up two leagues
above the shoals, and had no less water than
five fathoms; we anchored and rode in eight
fathoms the people of the country came flock
ing aboard, and brought us grapes and pompi-
ons, which we bought for TRIES and many
brought US beavers skins, and otters skins,
which we bought for beads, knives and hatch
cts. So we rode there all night.
Sunday, Sept 20. The Goth in the morning
was fair weather. Our masters mate with four
men more wentup with our boat to sound therIv
er, and found two leagues above us but two faith
smo water, and the channel very narrow, and
above thai place seven or eight fathoms. To
ward night they returned and we rode still all
night.
Sept. 81. The 2lst was fair weather, and
the wind all southerly we determined yet once
more 10 go farther up into the liver, 10 try what
depth and breadth il did bear, but much people
resorted abroad so we went not this day. Our
carpenter went on land and made foreyard, and
our master and his mate determined TO try some
of the chief men of the country, whether they
had any treachery in them So they took them
down in the cabin and gave them so much wine
and aqua rite, that they were all merry, and
one OF them had his wife with him, who sat as
modestly, as any of our countrywomen would
do in strange place. In the end one of them
was drunk, who had been aboard OF our ship all
the time that we had been there and that was
strange to them for they could not tell how TO
take it: the canoes and folks went all ON shore,
but some of them came again and brought
stropes of beads some had six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, and gave him. SO he slept all night
quietly.
Sept ~. The 22d was fair weather; in the
morning our masters mate and four more of the
company went up with our boat 10 sound the
river higher up. The people of the country
came not aboard till noon, but when they came
and saw the savages well, they were glad So
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon they came aboard,
and brought tobacco and more beads and
gave them TO our master, and made an Grafton,
and showed him all the country round about
They then sent one of their company on land,
who presently returned and brought great
platter full of venson, dressed by themselves
and they caused him 10 eat with them; then they
made him reverence and departed all save the
old man that lay aboard. This night, at ten
O'Clock, our boat returned in a shower OF rain
from sounding Of the river, and found it to be at
an end for shipping TO 90 in For they had been
up eight or nine leagues, and found but seven
foot water, and unconstant soundings.
wednesday, Sept %. The 23d, fair wea-
Their. AT II o'clock we weighed and went down
two leagues TO a shoal that had two channels
one on the one side, and another on the other
and had little wind whereby the tide laid us up
on il. SO there we sat on the ground the space
of an hour till the food came Then we had
little gale of wind at the west so we got our
ship into deep water, and rode all night very
well
Sept. "a. The oath was fair weather; the
wind at the northwest; we weighed and went
down the river seven or eight leagues; and at
half ebb we came on ground en- bank of ooze
in The Inddle of the rIunr and Ihprp I'LL Tho