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MARCH, 1903.]
THE WRECK OF THE "DODDINGTON," 1755.
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Saturday 30. Fresh Gales Easterly and Hazey Wear. Had-Such plenty off Egys for Some time past, that we afforded the two Hoggs (each) a Peice 50 pr day. They seem to like them so well that we are were] Obliged to look well After them to keep them from Raising the Birds: tho' they Gett among them Sometimes & fill their Bellys before we can get them Away. And [They1 would have paid Dearly (Dear) for it, Ere now, had we not Great Dependance on them for a cour] Sea Store.
Indeed7 it is Not for what they Eat themselves but the prodigious Number of Gulls that give due Attendance **And as soon as any thing disturbs the Birds off their Nests, they Are Dawn as Quick as Thought and Devour the Eggs, but we Are Pretty Even with Them for they will have no Young this Year; for Their Eggs Being much the Best, Every Body looks Sharp for Them, tho' We Run a Treat Risque of having our Eyes Pluekt out by them, so Inveterate are They Against us, that when ve Are in Search of their Eggs they Come About us in Great Numbers & Fly Close down to you making a terrible Noisy Cry, & Sometimes Take their Own Eggs & fly of with them. At Low Water Went to Work on the Rocks,
Sunday Deot 21. Mostly Little winds & fair Weat.
Mondsy 324, Light Southerly Breezes & Calms. The Cattamaran & Boat went a Fishing and Gott plenty. This Morning our Cook's Tent took Fire and Burnt down, and Burnt most of our furnture. In the Afternoon Built Another.
Tuesday 234 Light Breezes Southerly & Cloudy Wear. Two men went . Fishing & Caught 8 Dozon of fish.
Wednesday 34 Light Variable Breezes and fair Weat. Carpenter Employ'd Caulking the Deck, Smith Making fish hooks. Caught 60 Small Fish. Rais'd the Birds & Gott 950 Eggs,
Thursday 25. Do West. The Gulls have Done Laying. The Pengwins have Begun. 3 Men sent to Egg Island & Brought 44 Eggs.
Friday 26. Wind Variable and fair Weat. Carpenter finished the deck Caught 40 Fish..
Saturday 27. Mostly a fresh Gale Easterly & Cloudy Wear. Carpenter on the Upper Work Smith making a Scraper.
Sunday 38. Fresh Gales Easterly with thick Squally Wear & Rain. Raigd the Birds & Got firkins of Eggs. men went to Egg Island & Brought over 30 pengwins Eggs.
Monday 28. Wind & Wear As Yesterday. Carpenter Employed about The Stern. 4T 'Indood' written over a word ernsod. * The remainder of this pars, is first corrested and then soored through; it is given a first written. ** Four words ended here and rendered iflegible.
