May 19th . . . Wind Southerly and moderate. We made good way, steering to the Northwest as in our point, thick and foggy. At 6 p. m. sounded and found ground in 60 fathoms of water. Saw a shale and a great number of little fish. May 20th . . Same wind and weather. May 21st . ... Saw a schooner from Grand Banks to Marblehead in New England with 13,000 fish. At 5, saw another schooner from the Banks to the same port with 12,000 fish. May 22nd . . . This and the five preceding days saw vast numbers of fowl and some whales. ■ ■ May 23rd . . . Fresh gales with fog. At 8 saw a sail to the North steering the same way. At 10, saw the Island of St. Peters about 4 leagues Northward with snow on the hills. It lies on the south¬ west point of N 'fld. At 6 p. m. spoke an English Brig, from London to Quebec out six weeks and one day. May 24th . . . Very moderate winds with heavy rain. This forenoon saw tge ciast if N 'fld. above 200 miles, being about 150 miles from it in the nearest place. Almost calm till 7 o'clock when a brisk breeze blew from the Northwest running sometimes at the rate of 8 miles an hour. May 25th . . . Wind North. We sailed towards Southwest , about 11 o'clock saw the land of from the Masthead, lying to the Westward about 18 or twenty miles distant. Noon Lat. 46.15. May 26th . . . This whole day was fog, very thick and close, that we could not see a hundred yards around. At 10 a. m. came to a great field of ice, which made us to return Eastward. Sounded and found 40 fathoms of water. At 12 turned again Eastward. Either end or other side of ice could not be seen. May 27th ... This day saw to the Westward about 7 or 8 miles. The wind still Northerly prevented our fetching the . It made us turn to the Eastward. At 12 Lat. 46.21 afternoon wind fresh and northerly confined us the rest of the day in this Bay. May 28th . . . Wind still Northerly. We tacked back and forward several times, but could not fetch the of Breton which we saw 20 miles North in Lat. 46.34. 15