Voyge to Georges
A Journal of a Voyage to the
Eastward on board the sloop
Massachusetts Thomas Sanders Captain
We set sail from the
Harbour of
Boston on Thursday the
day of
Septr A.D. 1734 at
one of the Clock at noon
with a Small gale of wind at
Southwest and the next day [being same?]
in sight of the
Island of Seguin about
twelve a Clock and at Five afternoon
anchored at aplace called
Fidlers
reach just above
Arowsick lay there
all night and the next day being
Saturday the Wind coming to the North
east with rain We turned up River
as far as
Swan Island about eight aClock
at night and the Next day being Sunday
at one of Clock we came to sail and reeched
Richmond fort at four afternoon where
we went ashore and heard Mr.
Parker
We lay here till Tuesday morning and
then proceeded down the River with a
small gale of Wind at South as far as the
chops of
Merrymeeting bay and the tide of
Flood [making?] We anchered in the Cove and
in the afternoon Capt. Sanders
& my self went
ashore [did?] View the Fort built just upone the
point by Mr. Job Lewis which is avery pretty
garrison about Fifty feet square built with
Fir timber twelve feet high with two Watch
swivell guns where we were Saluted by
Mr. Drummond with three [guns?] from
his garison which we answered with
the same number and in the morning
as soon as the tide began to ebb we
came to sail with a Small easy gale
and got down as far as Arowsick by Two
of the clock and We went ashore it being
training day a Company of about Sixty men
mustered under the Command of Capt
Samel Denny and exercised very well
We stayed there that night and the
next morning came to sail with afresh
gale at South got down the river and
at the Mouth met with agreat swell bu[t]
got at last out of the River and then
steered away from Georges River with
avery fresh gale at South past thro the
Island and about eight aClock anchered
at the Fort at Georges River went
ashore that evening supped with
the Captain. Friday afternoon
I walked with Mr. Martyn to the
lime kilne Viewed the hill
where the Stones lay which
contain about Five acres
the place where the kilnes are now built is down aVery
Steep bank not so good to
cart as the point called Lewis
Point which in command of
the garrison and much easier
Carting to --
Saterday foul Weather.
Sunday aVery pleasant day
MondayTuesday it rained hard towards
evening cleared away the next
day Went up the river and cut
some spruce Walked from the lime
kilne [dow?] to the quarry and so to
the
point of Land called
Lewis point
thro the woods in the afternoon
came to the Fort some Indians viz.
Ferremogus Skinner, John Hart
Towards evening the Sloop went down
alittle below the Fort and Thursday
morning at sunrise We came to sail
down River with apleasant gale at
North east the River is pretty Streight
and Very delightful to pass being
above aquater of aMile
Over with
agood deep Channel in the Middle of
the river all streight.
down as far pleasant point We
went down with the tide and small
wind went ashore with the boat on
Franklin Island just at the entrance
of it Georges it lyes on the starboard
side being aSmall round Island full
of trees all that afternoon We drove
past as the tide carried us the night coming
on and Very foggy continued so all
night little or no wind stood off & on
not being able to make the point of
Pemaquid day coming on We made the
point in the morning and about eleven
aClock we anchored in the Cove by the Fort
Frederick in the afternoon went ashore
and was entertained in ahandsome manner
by Capt. Woodside, took a view of the Fort
which is in aVery ruinous condition the
Walls in severall places tumbled down
We stayed all night in here the next
Saturday the Fog continued and no Wind
Sunday apleasant day in the afternoon
the wind come in shore to the North
West and at sun down we We came to sail with abrisk
gale of Wind which lasted all
night at eight aClock the next
day We made Pigeon hill and at
one aclock in 2d day we anchered in
the Cove at Cape Ann before Capt
Sanders house.