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all night but being desirous toget to our distined home, thoughtif we could get 12 miles down theRiver to Robert Hoops's, we mightnext day reach Tunesassah, wherewe were anxious to get, we left Fran-cis's about 3 his son and daughter go-ing with us, butbefore we had gotfar it began to thunder, and theGust increased, until it becamea very great rain, we stoped at a littleCabbin a While until the heaviestof it was over, but our Bed, Clothes&;c were on the Horses I was afraidthey would get very Wet, and hav-ing nothing but a foot path totravel and the Bushesthick andWet, made it very disagreeablegetting along, we got to RobertHoops's about 7 and were kindlyreceived by his Housekeeper, he notbeing at home, but was out look-ing after Provision, in severalplaces where we have been latterly been it hasbeen the case, scarce of Provisions