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mense bodies of ice then accumulated upon those lakes. 24th. This morning our men arrived about 8 o'clock, with the peroque, the wind having abated and weather fair. We again embarked, and on our way down the river Raisin were amused with the great numbers of wild geese, which were at play in the ponds near the margin of the river. They feed here so undisturbedly, that though we were within gun shot of them, they took but little notice of us. We again entered the lake, and encouraged our men to make the best of its smooth surface. They proceeded with great industry, and at night we reached a Wyan-dot town, called Brown's town, making a distance of about thirty miles. Here we concluded to lodge at the house of William Walker, who is interpreter for those of the Wyandot nation who are settled on this side of the lake. He is married to an Indian woman who speaks good English, and is very conversible. She gave us for supper bacon, bear's meat, and eggs fried, also a dish of tea. Brownstown is situated at the mouth of the Detroit river, and on the American side. The river Detroit is a vast body of running water. Its mouth is two miles in width, and the water passes out of it into the lake with a strong cur-rent. Its channel is wide, generally ten fathoms in depth, and in many places much deeper. The name Detroit river is a corruption. Detroit, a