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the mouth of the river Detroit, when night com-ing on, and the wind being unfavorable, we anchored near the British shore, and opposite to the town of Malden. 3d. Weighed anchor. Winds light and op-posite; anchored again about 8 o'clock in the evening, near an island called the Middle Sister. 4th. About 4 o'clock this morning again weighed anchor, and a calm coming on about 10 o'clock, we anchored again near Middle Bass Island, where we were confined the remainder of the day. In the afternoon some of us amused ourselves with fishing. The small boat was rowed by several hands around the island, whilst we cast our lines, about thirty feet in length, hav-ing hooks baited with the skin of pork and covered in part with the skin of pork and covered in part with a piece of red cloth. In a short time we caught upwards of five dozen black bass, justly esteemed an excellent fish, and weighing from four to six pounds. The lake water is so clear, that fish can be seen from twelve to fifteen feet below the surface. Many of the fish we caught, we saw advancing to our hooks. 5th. At 4 o'clock this morning again hoisted sail. Weather windy, attended with rain. We had not proceeded far before a head wind opposed our sailing, and we cast anchor at an island called Middle Island. At 4 o'clock in the after-noon a heavy rain and thunder gust coming on, it was deemed safest to return back a few leagues