On Thursday the 9th, the Indians with their wives and children launch’d their canoes, and went away, ’tis believ’d they wanted provisions, such as seal, they are indeed never settled long in a place; it was said some of our people wanted to have to do with their wives, which was the reason of their going away so soon.  To-day we saw several things drive out of the ship up the lagoon, as the stump of the main-mast, one of the pumps, with one of the gun-carriages.  Wind at N.W.

Friday the 10th, went aboard the ship, found her broke asunder just at the gang-way, saw the cables out to the windward, but could not see any casks of liquor or provisions, went to shorter allowance of flour, one pound for three men per diem.  Last night the tent was robbed of half a barrel of flour.  Orders were given by the captain to watch the store-tent by night; all the officers, the marine included, with the mates and midshipmen, were oblig’d to watch, the captain and carpenter alone excus’d, the carpenter being every day at work on the long-boat.

Friday the 17th, for this week past hard gales of wind, with rain and hail as usual.  Last Wednesday the ship parted her upper works from the lower deck:  Launch’d the boat and went off to the wreck, but could do nothing, went up the bay, took a quarter cask, about three parts full of wine, saw the Indian dogs ashore, but no people.

Saturday the 18th, launched the boat, sent her to the wreck, and brought ashore one cask of beef, it is believed some guns were heard from the sea:  The watch reported they have heard them two nights past.  Great disturbances among the people.  Wind at E.N.E. and frosty weather.

Sunday the 19th, launch’d the boat, sent her to the wreck, hook’d a cask supposed to be beef, but when towed ashore, we found it contained nothing but hatches; we took up along ashore, abundance of checque shirts in dozens, also caps, bales of cloth, and pieces of beef and pork.

Wednesday the 22d.  This day began to build a house to dwell in, finding our stay here will be much longer than we at first expected.

The 23d, took up along shore several pieces of beef and pork, shirts, caps, frocks, trowsers, pieces of cloth, with other serviceable things, and wax candles of all sizes.

Saturday the 25th, hard showers of rain and hail, the wind at north.  Shot several sea-gulls, geese, hawks, and other birds:  The carpenter had this day given him by one of the people, a fine large rock crab, it being the first of the kind we ever saw here.

Sunday the 26th, moderate gales and variable winds, with rain and hail:  Most part of our people eat a weed that grows on the rocks; it is a thin weed of a dark green colour, and called by the seamen, Slaugh.  It is surprizing how the black currant trees, which are here in great plenty, have budded within these three days.  Began thatching our new house with bushes:  To-day we caught a fine rock-fish; this is the first fish we have seen alive since our being here.  Observing our new town, we find there are no less than 18 houses in it.