wheel with a string, to turn it with my foot, that I might have both my hands at liberty. Note. - I had never seen any such thing in England, or at least, not to take notice how it was done, though since I have observed, it is very common there; besides that, my grindstone was very large and heavy. This machine cost me a full week’s work to bring it to perfection.

April 28, 29. - These two whole days I took up in grinding my tools, my machine for turning my grindstone performing very well.

April 30. - Having perceived my bread had been low a great while, now I took a survey of it, and reduced myself to one biscuit cake a day, which made my heart very heavy.

May 1. - In the morning, looking towards the sea side, the tide being low, I saw something