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Streights ofLa Maire

Janry 1769

our track as well as we could from the ship we found that we had made a half circle round the hills instead of penetrating as we thought we had done into the inner part of the cuntrey with what pleasure then did we congratulate each other on our safety no one can tell who has not been in such circumstances

18. Peter was very ill today & Mr Buchan not at all well the rest of us thank god in good health tho not yet recoverd from our fatigue

It blew fresh without & made such a heaving swell in the bay that no one could go ashore & even the ship was very uncumfortable rolling so much that one could scarcely stand without holding

19. The swell still continued & we were again hinderd from going ashore tho the loss of two days out of the short time we had to stay here made the Dr & myself ready to venture any risk the officer who was sent to attempt landing returnd bringing word that it was absolutely impossible without great danger of staving the boat if even that would do both yesterday & today a good deal of snow fell in squalls

20. Last night the weather began to moderate

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