bass, alewives, herring, Pohagen, dolphin, whiting, frost fish, flounders,
smelt, skate, shrimp, skad ^shad^, cusk, bluebacks, scollop, dogfish,
muttonfish, lumpfish, squid, five fingers, monkfish, nursefish, sunfish
swordfish, ^thrasher, cat, scuppog, twotog, eye fish, canner cunner, Ling. V eels, also lobsters^ clams, mussels, wrinkels, porpoises, seals &c. &c.
Sep 6, the harbor was filled with a school of mackerel,
which were caught in great numbers with by the poeple standing upon
the wharf.
While standing upon the farm of on the
I counted fifty five islands, many of which were
inhabited.
Oct. 2nd, I left the island with Elder , Cap. took
us to in a sloop.
3rd, We walked 46 miles to .
4th, We attended a baptist convention, in and preached
to a large congregation in the evening in : the people
listened attentively.
5th, we walked 36 miles to .
6th, walked 10 miles to father in , Maine, where I found my and friends well.
9th, I parted with Elder Hale, who returned to
, I continued preaching through various towns on the main
land until Nov. 2, when I again returned to , accom-
panied by my wife.
15th, I visited the 12 miles east, and
preached to an attentive congregation, and left ^leaving^ them the book of
mormon which they promised to read, and ^I^ returned on the 16th.,
I continued by labors during the winter of 1837–8,
and nearly every person had attended my meetings, and taken sides
for, or against. Our enemies made attempts to break up our
meetings.
Jan. 15, 1838 a company of sailors belonging to the united
states revenue cutter, brought on shore a swivel and joined the
mob, parading near the house where I was preaching, and discharged
it several times, followed by ^accompanied with^ small arms, with the intention of
breaking up the meeting; some of the mob gathered around
bass, alewives, herring, Pohagen, dolphin, whiting, frost fish, flounders,
smelt, skate, shrimp, shad, cusk, bluebacks, scollop, dogfish,
muttonfish, lumpfish, squid, five fingers, monkfish, nursefish, sunfish
swordfish, thrasher, cat, scuppog, twotog, eye fish, cunner, Ling. eels, lobsters clams, mussels, winkels, porpoises, seals &c. &c.
Sep 6, the harbor was filled with a school of mackerel,
which were caught in great numbers by the poeple standing upon
the wharf.
While standing upon the farm of on the
I counted fifty five islands, many of which were
inhabited.
Oct. 2nd, I left the island with Elder , Cap. took
us to in a sloop.
3rd, We walked 46 miles to .
4th, We attended a baptist convention, and preached
to a large congregation in the evening in : the people
listened attentively.
5th, we walked 36 miles to .
6th, walked 10 miles to father ,, where I found my and friends well.
9th, I parted with Elder Hale, who returned to
, I continued preaching through various towns on the main
land until Nov. 2, when I again returned to , accompanied by my wife.
15th, I visited the 12 miles east, and
preached to an attentive congregation, leaving them the book of
mormon which they promised to read, I returned on the 16th.
I continued by labors during the winter of 1837–8,
and nearly every person had attended my meetings, and taken sides
for, or against. Our enemies made attempts to break up our
meetings.
Jan. 15, 1838 a company of sailors belonging to the united
states revenue cutter, brought on shore a swivel and joined the
mob, parading near the house where I was preaching, and discharged
it several times, accompanied with small arms, with the intention of
breaking up the meeting; some of the mob gathered around