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Novr. 1769.  Opoorage

were most civily receivd by the inhabitants who treated us with hot cockles at least a small flat shell fish   most delicious food  Tellina
near the village was the ruins of an old Indian Eppah or Fort which we went to see  it was situate on the point of a peninsula inaccessible on three sides from the steepness of the cliffs   the fourth was guarded by a ditch the bank of which nearest the fort could not be less than 20 feet high  there had also been pallisades both on the Inside & outside of he ditch but of these nothing was left but thick posts almost rotten  was any ship to winter or stay any time here this would be a most excellent place to set up tents as it is sufficiently spatious

11. Rain & blowing weather all this day so that no canoes came off nor did we go ashore   an oyster bank had been found at the watering river by the wooding place, about 1/2 a mile up on the starboard hand Just above a small Island which is coverd at high water   here the longboat was sent & soon returnd deep loaded with I sincerly beleive as good oysters as ever came from colchester & about the same size  they were laid down under the booms & employd the ships company very well who I verily think did nothing but Eat from the time they came on board till night  by which time a large part were expended

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