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1789.
September.
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Tuefday 1.

Wednef, 2.

Thurlday 3.

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE

which gave 62.15. North latitude. We landed at feven in the evening,

and pitched our tents.

We continued our voyage at five in the morning, the weather calm
and fine, and paffed the Ifle & la Cache about twelve, but could not per-
ceive the land, which was feen in our former paflage. On pafling the
Carreboeuf Iflands, at five in the afternoon, we faw land to the South by
Weft, which we thought was the oppofite fide of the lake, ftretching
away to a great diftance. We landed at half paft fix in the evening,
when there was thunder, and an appearance of change in the weather.

It rained and blew hard the latter part of the night. Athalf paft five
the rain fubfided, when we made a traverfe of twelve miles, and took in
a good deal of water. At twelve it became calm, when I had an
obfervation, which gave 61. 36. North latitude. At three in the after-
noon there was a {light breeze from the Weftward, which foon increafed,
when we hoifted fail, and took a traverfe of twenty-four miles for the
point of the old Fort, where we arrived at feven and flopped for the
night. This traverfe fhortened our way three leagues; indeed we did

not expeét to have cleared the lake in fuch a fhort time. ‘

It blew with great violence throughout the night, and at fom in the
morning we embarked, when we did not make more than five miles in
three hours without ftopping ; notwithftanding we were {fheltered from
the {well by a long bank. We now entered the fmall river, where
the wind could have no effe€&t upon us. There were frequent fhowers in
the courfe of the day, and we encamped at fix in the evening.

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