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Show .;u JOCRNAL Of' J VOYAGL: 21st Ortobcr, Monday.-Went out hunting, but killed nothing, not wishing to shoot at small gan1e. Our labour went on. 22d October, Tucsday.-W ent out hunting. About 15 miles up the cre.'k t>aw a grcat.quantity of deer; but, from the dryness of the woods and the quantity of brush, only shot one through the body, which n1acle its escape. This day my men neglected their work, which convinced me I must leave~ oir hunting and superintend the n1en. Miller and myself lay out all night, in the pine woods. 23d Oct11bt:r, 11fcdncsday.-Raised another blockhouse, deposited all our property in the one already completed. Killed a number of pheasants and ducks, while visiting my canoe-makers. Sleets and snow. 24·tb Octabcr, Tbursday.-'The snow having fallen one or two inches thick in the night; I sent out one hunter (Sparks) and went out myself, Bradley, n1y other hunter, being sick. Each of us killed two deer, one goose, and one pheasant. '2!itb October, Friday.-Sent out men with Sparks to bring in his game. None of them returneu, and I supposed them to be lost in the hemlock swamps, with which the country abounds. My interpreter, however, whon1 I be~ lieve to be a coward, insisted that they were killed by the Sautcurs.. Made arrangcrnents for my departure. 26th October, Saturday.-Launched rny canoes and found them very sn1all. My hunter killed three deer. Took. out Miller and re1nained out all night, but killed no~ thing. 27tb October Sunday.-Employcd in preparing out baggage to embark. 28tb October, Monday.-"tviy two canoes being finish· ed, launched, and brought to the head of the rapids, I put my provision, amnwnition, &c. on board, intending to em TO TliE SOUHCI·:S OF TIIE l\ITS .'I I.'STPPI. ......... ,)/ bark by day. Left them under the charge of the sentinC'l, and in an hour one of the1n sunk, in which was th ammunition and my baggage : this was occasion J by what is called a wind-shock. This misfortune, and the extreme smallness of my canoes, induced Inc to build another. I had my cartridges spread out on blankets and large f1rcs made round them. At that time I was not able to ascertain the extent of the rnisfortunc, the magnitude of which none can estimate, save o11ly those in the same situation with ourselves, 1500 miles from civilized ocict y ; and iu danger of losing the very means of defence, nay of existence. '29tb October, Tucsday.-Felled a large pine and comnlenced another canoe. I was at work at my cartric..lges 4\ll day, but did not save five dozen out of ~30. ln attempting to· dry the powder in pots, blew it up, and it had nearly blown up a tent and two or three n1en with it. 'Made a dozen new cartridges with the old wrapping-paper. 30tb October, H cdne.sday.-1Iy 1nen labored as usual. Nothing extraordinary. 31st October, Thursday.-Enclo c<.l my liu le work complete I y with pickets. l-I au led up n1y two boats, anJ turn "d the1n over on each side of the gate-ways ; by which means a defence was made.: to the river, and had it not been for various political r easons, l would have laughed at the attack of 800 or 1000 savages, if all my party were within. For except~ ccidents, it would only have ailordcd amnscment, the Indians having no idea of taking a plac~ by storm. Found mysr lf powerfully attacked with th e" l~mtasti<;:s of th brain, called ennui, at the rncntion of vhich 1 haJ hitherto scoilcd ; but xny books being packed up, 1 was like a person entranced, and could asily conceive why so 1nany pen;ons who hav been confined to remotr place.;;, acquired th<· habit of drinking- to t'Xc<·~ an1i |
