-- at 4 P.M. we arrived at Cumberland
head in the State of New York, where a
Custom House is established, here also,
our little Vessell underwent another exa
examination.- Our Skipper being
very ill with the Ague & Fever, desired
to be left here, and gave up the manage-
ment of his Boat to the Passengers, & a
little Boy about 14 or 15 Years of Age, as a Pilot.
- the wind being fair and blowing very
fresh we were loth to loose it, & ventured
to push on, being told we could make
a harbour at Gillilands Creek about 20
miles further up the Lake, at which
place we arrived about 8 in the evening,
but in attempting to go in we found a
Bar quite a Cross the Creeks mouth, on
which we got a Ground,
and the wind
blowing fresh, with a pretty high Sea
we struck hard, - it was with a good
deal of difficulty that we got our Boat off
which when we had accomplished, not