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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY."
(APRIL, 1902.
Friday 3d. The First part's Fresh Gale, Easterly & fair Wear towards Night Less Wind, Middle & latter Fresh Gales Westerly with a Great Sea, At Sun Sett The Extreems (Extremes of the Land from NE to WBS Dist off Shore 4 Miles. At Noon Do Bore from NNE. to WSW Dist 2 Miles Lattd pr Acct 28° : 84' So.
Saturday 34. Wind Variable & Dirty West. Att Sun Sett the Extreams [Extremes] of the Land from N EBN to S W Dist off 2 Miles. At Noon Do from North to West Dist 2 Leagues. An Opening which I Take to be the River et Lucia No Dist 4 Leag! Since Yesterday Lost about 8 Leagues laving Little Wind.
Sunday 4. The first & Middle Parts Fresh Gales Northerly. Latter Little Wind and Calm. At 4 PM Anchord in 12 Fathom the Extreems [Extremes) of The Land from N E to West Dist 1 Mile. Found the Current Sett to the Westw1 2 [Knots] Miles pt Hour. At Noon the Wind Shifted to ye Westward Weighd with a Design to putt into 8 Lucia if the Opening Mentioned Yesterday proves to be it in order to Replenish Our Stock being almost [expended) done.
Monday Aprill 8: 1786. For the Most part Fair West At 9 PM Anobord Near the Opening. Intended to go in [on] in the Morning if it proved So, which it did, butt Appearing to be a Bar Harbour & the Wind Continuing Westerly (we) Made Sail. Sometime made an Opening Where we Saw no Surf. The Wind Tempts as to keep [On] One to the Eastward. At Noon the Wind Came To the Eastward & We Bore away for the River St Lucia. At 8 PM anchord about 1 Mile from the Entrance which Broke Right Oross, so that we did not Care for going in, tho' it did not Appear 80 Dangerous as the Other. In the Night it Blew Fresh, & We Rid Very hard, Latte Obse 28°: 16' So,
Tuesday 6. This Morning Little Wind. Tho' it Blew fresh all Night Eastily (Which is Right in the Harbour) there was butt Little Surf, Therefore, it was Agreed on to go in. Acoordingly Weigh and Gott Safe Over bating No less than 10 Foot Water. In Running ap the River to Anchor, Grounded Upon Sand, but Record the Damago, and got her off Again Next Side. And We then) Moord in 8 Fathom Water. While we Lay a Ground, the Natives Came on Each Side of the River. W. Sent on Shore to Them, and by motions Soon Made them Understand we wanted Some Bullocks, Which they Immediatly Brought, but for want of Brass Toys, Could not Buy any. Gott about 4 dozen of Fowls for Brass Battona.
Wednesday 7th. Dark Cloudy Weat with Thunder Lightning and Rain. At 10 O Clock - great Namber of the Natives Came to us on Each Side, Which Gave us Great Hopes of Getting Cattle; but did [Cou'd] not for Want of Brass. Gott More Fowls for Buttons. MT Collett and Webb went about 8 Miles on the East Side, as did my Self and another on the West Side, about 6 Miles. We got Some Fowles : Potatoes and Pumpkins.
Thursday 8. Light Airs and pleasent Weather. The people on the E Side. Brought a Great. Many Fowls Tobacco & Sugar Cane & Dough To Make Bread, which we got for Buttons Got 8 pumpkins on yo W. Side.
This is, however, doubtful. The description reads more like Port Natal or Durban
See Taylor, 1. p. 8 I.
