Thursday the 15th, this morning it being calm, made a signal for the boats to come off, by firing five muskets.  At day-light came to sail, with the wind at W. by N. It blowing hard, and a great swell, the vessel would not work, therefore we were obliged to put into a small bay, lying S.W. of Harvey’s Bay, where we had very good shelter, there being a large ledge of rocks without us, which broke the sea off.  At eleven we sent the barge to Cheap’s Bay, for what canvass could be found serviceable, having left a sufficient quantity behind to supply us with sails, in case we wanted ’em.  Went in the barge the Hon. John Byron, at his own request, Alexander Campbell, midshipman; William Harvey, quarter-gunner; David Buckley, ditto; William Rose, quarter-master; Richard Noble, ditto; Peter Plastow, captain’s steward; Joseph Clinch, seaman, and Rowland Crusset, marine.  This afternoon the carpenter went ashore in the cutter, with several of the people, to look for provender.  Shot several geese, and other sea-fowl.  Rainy weather.  Wind W.N.W.

Friday the 16th, continual rain, and hard gales all night at S.W.  This morning the carpenter came on board, and acquainted us that he saw an anchor of seven feet in the shank, the palm of each arm filed off just above the crown:  This anchor we suppose to have belonged to some small vessel wreck’d on the coast.  The cutter brought off abundance of shell-fish ready dress’d for the people.

Sunday, the 18th, at noon, the cutter came off, and brought aboard plenty of shell-fish and greens.  The Hon. Mr B——­n, Mr C——­l, and three of the barge’s crew, came from where the barge lay.  Mr B——­n came aboard, and inform’d us of the barge being safe in the bay where we left her, and only waited the opportunity of weather to come round with her:  At the same time he desired to know if we would give him, and those who would stay with Captain C——­p, their share of provisions.  This question of Mr B——­n’s very much surprized us; and what surprized us more was, that he should be influenced by Mr C——­l, a person whom he always held in contempt.  As for my part, I believe Mr B——­n left us because he could not get an accommodation aboard the vessel that he liked, being obliged to lie forward with the men; as were also the carpenter and myself when below:  It is very certain, that we are so closely pent up for want of room, that the worst jail in England is a palace to our present situation.

Tuesday the 20th, served out to the people eight days’ flour, to be dress’d ashore.  I went in the cutter to command in my turn for a week.

Wednesday the 21st, close weather; the wind from W. to N.W., with rain and hail.  Brought aboard shell-fish in abundance.  At noon the Honourable Mr B——­n came with some of the crew over-land; he ask’d me whether the boat’s crew were gone off, and if we had served the provision, for he wanted to return to the barge.  I told him all the people were out a-fishing, and that the first who came in should carry