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Novr. 1769.    Opoorage

pallisade thought sufficiently secure The inside was divided into I beleive 20 larger & smaller divisions  some of which containd not more than 1 or 2 houses  others 12 or 14  every one of these were enclosd by its own pallisade tho not so high & strong as the general one  in these were vast heaps of Dryd fish & fern roots pild up in heaps so much that had they had water I should have though them well prepard for a siege but that must be fetchd from a brook below  so probably they do not use to beseige a town as we do in Europe  without the fence were many houses & large netts which I suppose were brought in upon any alarm  there was also about 1/2 an acre of Gourds & sweet potatoes planted  the only Cultivation we have seen in the bay

13. Rainy & blowing weather today so we did not go ashore indeed there was little temptation for we hade got by much the greatest number or perhaps all the plants that the season afforded

14. But midling weather  as we were resolvd to stay tomorrow no longer here we all went ashore  the boats to get as much Celery & Oysters as possible  Dr Solander & myself to get as many

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