Gibson Clough Journal, 1759-1765: Part Two (1760-1761)

                                                    The New Year       1760
                                                                     or
                                                    The Second part

	January

The 1	fair and Capt Hannears died hear in the night before
	In which the Ended 1759. And the year begun
	but God only knows who will See the End for death Spears not
	any, the 2 Clear and Coald and we Turned out for to Larne
	the funral Execies or the Revasing of ye fire Lock Occasioned by the
	death of Capt Hannears of Boston who was the first offecer of our
	Regiment that dieed hear in this Garsion of Louisbourg.
3	fair and a Shonnor a rived hear in five days from boston.
4	fair wind at west and Cnpt Hannears was Intared hear with
	grate Sollemenay haveing 48 men in arms to attend his
	funerall with fireing three volews over his Grave.
5	rain and worm weathear and all most all of our Sarits and Corpls
	was Broke, the 6 fair and Coald and Shonnr a rived hear from
	Boston, the 7 fair wind at West, the 8 Coald and Snow.
	...... and Coald in ye day but Stormey in the night.
10	Cloud and rain and worm for the Season of the year.
11	fair and worm for ye Season and one hager of our regiment
	was whiped thirtey Strips for disobedence of orders.
12	Snow and Worm moredet Weather.
13	fair and Worm for the Season of the year which is Commily
	Coald and a Shonnr Sailed from hear for boston which had
	our Leters . ... board, the 14 Snow but worm as Can be Expecd.
15	Coald and Snow and Winday, the 16 fair and worm for ye Season.
17	Worm moredet Weather, the 18 worm for ye Season.
19	fair and the wind blew veary fresh and an Escout went
	out from hear bound to Spanish river Consisting of 43 men
	Com-manded by Leut henderson and Engs. Beary one Sarint 2 Corprls.
	Thees went for to Carey blankets to Capt Daviess men
	who was on Command their, and Cuteing wood their
	for the garsion. And ye Escout went their and
	Returned in nine days

	January

The 20	fair plesant weather for the Season of ye year.
21	fair and worm, the 22 Clear and Coald weather
23	fair and Coald, the 24 Worm for ye Season.
25	Coald and Cloudy, the 26 Clear and Coald.
27	Coald rain and the Fscoust returned that went out
	Commanded by Leut Henderson and Engs Beary
28	wind and Squorley and a drumbar belongin to Worbtons
	Regiment was Shott, for braking into a house and Stealein a Boox
	of Sope, and for other offencess he had Commtted. And also
	a privet Soalder was Condemned to died with him, but arfter
	haveing Come to ye place of Excusion he was repreved by the
	Interseasion of one Capt Johnson for him. The dromb name
	was Courey, and the other was Johnson, ye Later repreved.
	Also three more are to reseave other punnishment as whiping.
	The one is to have one thousand and the other two Each five hundred.
	The a foresaid had their Larst trial at a genral Coart marcha .......
	on the 19 Inst when two was Sented to die, and ye others their punishment
29	fair and Worm plesant weather, the 30 Clear and Coald.
31	wind at N East and it was as Grate a Snow Storme as I ever
	new in my Life. And thus Ends ye month with a Coalde Storme
	and winter Like weathir but I think that for to take it in
	genral it is as good weather as what we have in N-England
	for ye Season of the year, and it is a worme winter

	Thus Ends the month

	February

The 1	Clear and Extreeam Cold Wether.
2	Clear and Coald winter Like wether; the 3 fair and Coald and the
	harbyer frouse over; the 4 Clear and Coald. ye 5 Cloody and rain.
6	Worm for ye Season hear; the 7 fair but Coald and a Corpral who
	Belonged to worbtons Regimt who had Stolen Six Shirt from his
	Capt who fearing it would be found out he went out to a place
	Called Black Rock. And their Cuting one of his armes to that
	Degree that what with ye Lorse of blood and ye Coald he dieed their.
	But before that he died he puled of his Coate and hatt and going
	down to Edr of the vorter as it was throught with an Intent
	of Drownding himself and be Cared off by it but he died
	Before ye warter Came to him. So he was found and Bured.
8	Snow but worm wether and ms Trewoue was bured hear a
	woaman that belonged to our Regimt and to Capt Blake Compney.
9	Clear and Coald ye wind at N-w and 2 Sloops went out from
	hear bound to New England. the 10 fair and a Shonnor
	arived hear from boston but Could not git in hear
	Beacuse of ye ice that was in ye harbeyer of Louisbourg.
11	Cloudy nnd Coald and we have news by ye a foresayed Shonr
	that ye provence had granted to Each man that Stayed this winter
	A bountey of foure pounds for our winter Service. Their
	is a flying news hear that their hast been a fire in boston
	which Burnt from the Town house to ye Long warf. A Shoner
	went from hear bound to Boston.
12	Clear and Coald and we heare that ye provence is desined to
	have ye men Raised by ye first of apreil next.
13	Cloudy and Snow but worm for ye Season of ye year.
14	Cloudy and Coald and one alling Belonging to our
	Company was bured, the 15 Clear and Coald for ye Season
	and three Regler drums fell through ye Ice but was not drowned.

	Febry

The 16	vearly Coald
17	Cloudy and Coald and we made us a morter out of a
	Burnt Shell to pound Coffey in. Extreatee of a Leter was
	Red to us that Came from ye govonnor of Boston.
18	Cloudy and Coald. ye 19 Clear and Coald.
20	Clear and Coald wind at N-West.
21	fair and worm and Leut marting went to Spanish river
	to see Capt Davis. ye 22 Cloudy but worm wethre.
23	worm wether, 24 Cloudy and worm and a Sloop
	arived hear from boston which Broughtnews that ye
	men was to be Leved by ye 15 of march next.
25	rain and Worm fogey Wether.
26	Clear and winda the wind at N.Wt.
27	Clear and Coald.
28	fair Wether and Coald healthey for ye Season.
29	fair wind at N-W ---------- ------------ ---------

	march

The 1	Clear and Coald. ye 2 Cloudy and Coald and Leiut
	marting with foure men went to Spanish River to See
	Capt Davies, the 3 Clear and Coald and a Leiut Belongin
	Worbtons Regiment was Intared hear.
4	Cloudy mordret wethear and a Shoonear arived hear
	from Roadiland, the 5 Coald and Rain all day.
6	Cloudy and Coald. ye & Coald.
8	Coald and Leiut marting Returned from of his Escout
	to Spanish River, the 9 fair and a Scoute of one Subrn
	two Serts and one Corpl and 32 privets going on Command
	to ye grand parsuge [,] the Escout Commanded by Leiut
	Henderson the march 150 miels and they are to

	march

	Bring in french prisoners if they find any, and a Shonner
	arived hear from marbel head but Larst from Hallefets
	Beniamin Darling Capt, the 10 fair plesant wether.
11	Clear and Coald wether, 12 fair and worm and two men
	of ye Escout Returned in. 13 fair and worm wether.
14	flying Cloud with Snow Squorls, 15 Clear and Coald.
16	Clear and Coald wether. 17 Clear & Coald.
18	Clear and Extream Coald and a Escout of 2 Serts and 2 men went out.
19	Cloud and Coald wind at NW and one of ye arteleary was
	whiped 200 Stripes, 20 in ye morning Rain and Coald But
	fair in the arfter noon, 21 fair and Coald and the Escout
	that went out Commanded by Leiut Henderson Came in a
	gain this day, 22 Clear and Coald and two Shoonners arived
	hear one from Ipswich and ye other from Boston. The first
	Says that their is a grate talk of it being Spanish War
	But wates for Confairmasion, 23 Rain and Snow & hall
	a N-E Storm all day. 24 Clear and worrn wether.
25	fair and worm. the 26 a Coald Snow Storme wind at N E.
	Larst Night Leiut Henderson gave to ye Compnay a treet
	and Inlisted 3 men for ye Ensueing Campain a gainst
	Cannad and Solomon Smith and Robart picket Inlisted.
27	Cloudy and Coald Wether. 28 fair worm wether and
	Samuel Bean Inlisted for ye Campain.
29	fair Worm Wethear for march.
30	fair and Worm.
31	Rain and Snow and Worme. Thus the mounth Ends. As
	is of old Sayed march hach ham Comes in like
	a Lion and gos out like a Lamb.
	And Now the Spring is Comeing on again.

	Apriel

The 1	fair and worm, the 2 fair and worm and i Enlisted again
	for ye Ensueing Campain against Cannad and mount Reial.
3	fair. 4 worm. I rote a leter to my farther, i also heard
	a death Watch in ye iorn Grate but ye meeing i also tel only
	think tha Some of my friends are deed at home.
5	fogey and rain but worm, 6 fair ad Worm.
7	worm but Cloudey, 8 fair, 9 Cloudy weather.
10	Snow and rain wind at N - E, 11 Snow and rain wind at NE
	and a Sloop Came in hear, 12 fair and a Ship Came in hear.
	Also a Sloop arived hear from Hallefacts and by hir We have
	News that ye fleet is to Sail to morrow for Louisbourg.
13	fair and 2 Shoonners arived hear from halefacts.
14	Cloudy and a Ship a rived hear from halefacts but brings
	no news from that Porte. She is ye first yt arives hear
	this Spring. Ye fleet is Expected hear daly.
15	Snow and rain a winter Like Storm. A Shonnor
	a rived hear from boston in foure days but brings no
	News only that their had been a fire in boston which
	Burned Down 260 houses which news we heard before.
	A Grate talk of a peace but all unsarting _______
16	Coald and Snow wind at north in ye morning but fair in the
	arfter noon and two Shoners arived hear fror halefactes
17	fair and a Shoner arived hear from halefacts.
18	Spring Like Weather to day but Some days are Coald
19	and Stormeyand Coaldear then in New England
20
21	for the Season of the year
22	no News for Some time, 23 fair and the day was
	Keept by all ye inglish men in ye garsion of ye three
	Regiler regiments and 150 of them marched round the
	Rampars with drumbs beeting and Coulers flying. They
	Looked veary Well as it was St Gorges day.

	Apriel

The 24
and 25	fair Spring Like Weather
26	fair and Several Wessels arived hear from Boston
	and other portes. And i reseved 3 leters from my farther
	also one from John Ward the third. And i was not Well.
27	Worm and plesant, 28 fair. No News Sarting.
29 and 30	fogey and rain. Thus Ends ye mounth------------

The	may

1	Rain and Snow by Squorls all day wind at East. A bad
	Storm Thus Comes on may more Like a Lion then a lamb.
2and3	Some fogey and Some days fair.
4	fair morning but fogey in ye arfter noon and ye Regmt
	was under arms to be reuciad , a Sloop Sailed from hear
	bound to Quebeck, 5 fair and plesant Weather.
6	flying Clouds and winday and Several Wessels Came in hear
	But No news by any of them, 7 Cloudey ye wind at West.
	A Sloop Came in and a Shonnor went on Shore on the
	Light house Side but was Got of a gain by Charnle.
8	flying Clouds and winda also. Two Sloops Came in hear
	from New Enrland, 9 flying Clouds and ye wind Blew veary wat
	hard at w. Two wesels Came in hear. Also I hear a death Ch .......
10	fair and two Sloops and one Shonear arived hear from Boston.
	They bring News that Coll Bagley will be hear in a mounth.
	Several Sail of Wessales are Seen in the Ray and one of them
	which was a frigeet Stood So far up Gabroouse bay that
	the genrl gave orders for ye piqueot gard to turn out and
	go and See what they Weare doing their. Also Captn Davies
	Returned hear from Spanish river and brought with him
	fifteene Sick men. All thees are of that partey that went
	up heir Larst December.

	may

	The
11	fair wind at West and foure Wesals Came in from new England.
	A Sarigent and Six men went a gain to Gabroouse Bay.
12	fair wind at N - W - and a Sloop arived hear, also a Sernt
	and Six men went again to Gabroouse to watch the motsion
	of the ships their and See if they Weare a Landing any men.
13	fair and one Ship and tow brigs Came in hear which Was
	they that Lay in at Gabrowse Bay.
14	fair and a Shonnor arived hear from halefacts.
15	Rain and fogey and a brig arived hear from Boston and a
	Shonnor from Charleston, 16 rain and fogey. 17 rain and worm
	and a Coute of fifteen men two Serints two Corpls Com Went
	to St peters Commanded by Engs Beary
18	rain and foge and a Shoner went from hear.
19	foge and rain. It is a time of much work hear for Carpenders
	for thire is foure privetears a fiting out hear which will saill
	Quickley, 20, 21, 22, rain and foge but Worm.
23	rain and foge and Some wesels that was in ye Bay fired by
	times all day and ye ile Land Battrey answard them.
24	fair Wind at South and ye fame man of war Carived
	hear in Eighte weaks from portemorth. A talk of a peace
	and of Blowing up of this garsion.
25	fair and one Ship of 74 and one 64 and one Catte and two
	Snows and three Brigs arived hear from London.
	Three priveter Sloops and one with Stors Saild from hear bound
	to ye ileland of St Johns and one of them to go from their to Boston.
26	fair. One Ship two Briges arived hear from portemourth.
27	fair and five Wesels arived hear from Difreant portes.
28	Rain. A grate talk of things to Come but all unsarting.
	Genral Electsion at Boston and Some of our pepoll made it
	a day of meirth and joy Some one way and Some an nother.

	may
The
29	flying Clouds and a fleat Sailed from hear
	Bound to Quebec Consisting of three Ships one Snow three
	Brigs and Six Shonnoars total 13 Sail.
30 and 31	fair Weather and wesels arive hear Every day.


	June

The
1	fair. A Sloop arived from Boston. The Soilders of our
	Room are a gain Shifted into other rooms &
	orders are also Given out by ye Genrl according to
	the orders from home or his majsty; that all ye wa.lls and
	forticasions of Louisbourg be Layed Levell with ground as
	Soon as posabel, d 2 fair and according to the Genl orders
	from home the Genrl with 800 men begun to Lay Wast
	the garsion of Louisbourg Begining at ye Blind oppersite the
	South gate and ye glassees and other works out Side ye Citey.
3	fair and Six Wesels arived hear from Difreant portes in
	New England. The work of ye Citdiall is going on in hast.
4	fair ye wind East and five wesels arive hear but no News
	by any of them, 5 rainey Weather and ye work goes on Stidey
6	in Destroying ye Citey walls and Works out - Side ye Citey.
7-8 and 9	rainey Weather, 10 fair and twelve Sail of Wesels
	Went from hear bound to Quebeck, also ye New-york fleat
	arived hear Consisting of 3 Ships / brigs one Snow one Shonnor
11	rain but worm and wesels arive hear daly from
12	Difrent portes in new England, 13 fair and Coll Bagl
	arived hear but Brought no men with him _________
14	rain wind at wst and 2 Ships 2 brigs and 3 Snows Sailed
	from hear for Quebeack, with all ye inveleads and Womean
	Belongin to ye Regiments at Quebeack or mount rieal.

	June

	The
15	rain. The Granedar that Stole money from one of his offecrs
	of Worbtons Regiment he ye Soildar was by ye Sentance of a
	Courte marshall to receive one thousand Stripes. And when he
	had Received 300 of them, this morning haveing got his iorns
	from of his hand he With a pice of List that Sarved him as
	a garter he hanged himself in ye proue garard. And so he Got
	Clear of his punishment, But i beleve that he jumped out
	of ye fryeing - pan into a grater fire.
16	Winday and rain. One Ship one Shonnor arived hear.
17	fair. One Ship one brig one Shonnor arived hear from
	New-york with a packett from Genral Hamerst
	and one arives from St Johns; 18 rain Some times
19	and Some times fair. Wessels going out and Some Comeing in.
20	Dives news at presant, Genrl whitmors Regt have
	orders to get redy to Embark, Genrl Hopson Regmt
	also have orders to be in rediness to Embark to morw.
21	this day the two Regmts Embark for Quebeack.
22	rain. It is my Birth day so this is ye Second that i have
	Seene hear. Thus time Spends away.
23	fogey and rain. A Sloop Sails for Boston in whitch i Send
	Letrs home. Nothing Sarting at presant.
24 and 25	rain and Coald for ye Season of ye year.
26	rain. Three Ships one Snow one Sloop arived hear.
27	fair Wind. at S-W. 3 Ships one Sloop arived hear.
	One of ye Ships is a man of War of 74 guns.
28	rain and one hundread men arived hear from Boston
	to joyn our Regiment.
29	rain and fogeay day arfter day.
30	rain end fogey Weather Larst for Some time hear
	more then in New England.

	July

	The
1	Rain and fog. Wesals a rive hear from many places.
2	fair and ye fleat Sailed for Quebeack with ye 2 Regimts.
	We have also news by a Shonnor from Qubck that in
	the Larst ingagement our pepole lorst 1300 men
	and that ye french retreted with ye Lorse of 1800 men.
3	Some times fair and some times rain,, and Captn fellars
	arives hear from Boston but Larst from St Johns.
4	fog and rain, 5 fair. A transporte Ship from boston arived
	hear with 80 Soilders to joyn our Regiment at Louisbourg.
6	fair and 8 Sails of wesels went from hear bound to Quebeack.
	We have News hear from boston that on ye 23th of may Larst
	the french was beatt-off with ye lorse of a grate many
	men and 36 peices of Cannon and 8 morters and all other
	Eutenchals that are used in Camps. And that is good News.
7	ad 8 ad 9 and 10, rain but Worm now the Summear is Come-.
	ing on. We have no news from any parts at presant.
	Some Ships arive and Some Sail from hear to other partes.
11	fog and rain. Two Ships arive hear from London
12	ad 13 and 14 fair hott Summear Like Weather. Ye Work goes on.
15-16	and 17 plesant weather. Nothing metreiall hapnes about
	this time, 18 only one Learrboy of Captn Davies Company
	was mising from his gaurd. He Was fritened from his posst.
19-20	plesant Weather and ye Lorst man was found in the
	woods. He says he Was fritened from his poust by ye Divel. He also
	Says that they Looked like Regulers to him. He is Confined in
	order for trial, 21 fair. 22 rain and thundear.
23	fair and ye fleat Sailed from hear bound to Halifacts With
	Some of ye Cannon and Shott and Shells and morters.
24	fair weather and I received a Leater from Brothear
	at Glouster, in which I have ye Sorrowfull news of ye death of my
	farther whos Sorrowfull Son i remain. Thus my frinds are taken
	away by Death one arfter another & I holi Committe ye Care of
	me and mine to almighty god, also to Keep and return me
	home again in Safety to my frinds. A fleat arived hear.

	July
	The
25 and 26	fair. Nothing metreall happens at this time
	of any kind. 27 fair but Cold.
28 and 29	rain and Coald and So Continues for two days.
30	fair. This day I am abused by one of ye maisons. The rangall
	Begun on ye account of his Stoping my Stuff and for
	makeing use of ye Same. The old d - g gives me a Challing to
	fight him but i Knowing his intent refuse and am Com-
	mened for refuiseing ye Challing as I am or was a Soilder
	and he a Contracter in and with ye Kings Works their. I gave
	him his one with my tounge and made him ashamd of his
	doing and So i let him run for he is an old D - m Scoundrell
31	this day he is dismissed from ye King Works at Louisbourg
	by Conll Basstead the Chief Engar their &C. -----------------------


	August


	The
1	foge. A Ship Comes tow of ye harber and Sends in his Boat
	with a packeatt and ye Boat retming to ye Ship again She
	makes Sail for Quebeack, 2 foge. A grate [ talk ] of peace But
	all unsorting at presant.
3	from that to ye 11 Weather Contuenues as useall in ye Summr time.
	Wesels arive hear from difreant portes but no news by them.
	My health is good at presant althoo it is a Sickley time
	in our Regament., 12 rain and fog T ------- -----------------------
13 to ye 16	- the Summear runs away. All things go on Easeay
17	fair and five of ye mines Was Sprung. Those are ye first.
18 to ye 18	fair plesant Weather. 23 Sumear Like Weather. All
24	things goes on still, and ye Sumer runs away in hast.
25-26	and 27 = 28 thus We Spend our time for nought and gitt
	neare to ye Grave and to our Etarneal home Eather happey
	or missrabell for Eves without End. This is as Sarting as death it
	Sellf is for the Soule Eather to be in Everlarsting happness
	or misreay. Those two worlds reseives the whole of mankind.

	August

	The
29	fair and a frigeate and 8 othear Wesells Sailed from hear
	Bound to Quebeack with all Sorts of Stores. We also have
	News hear that genral Johnston was Killed at mount Real
	But it is unsorting as yett, 30 fair. A Shonnor arived hear
	from boston but larst from Hallefacts and is bound up the
	River. Their is also a talk of peace but Wornts Confairmasion.
	This news Comes by a Shonnor in 8 Weaks from Doubland.
	The work of distroying goes on and Will I hope be finished this
	Season that our reigment may go home to new England,
31	fair and two of ye mines was Sprung and that well too.
	On ye 12 Inst ye maisons and Carpendars Begun to lay Wast
	the walls from west gate round to ye fraime Bridg by hand,
	haveing Each day a numbear of Sailors Belongin to ye men of war
	to healp them. Se We go on Blowing up and pulling down
	the Walls of the faimous Citey of Louisbourg --------------------------

	September
	The
1	flying Clouds and Wind. Several Wesels arive hear.
2	fair morning but flying Clouds and rain in ye arfter-noon.
3	fair. A Sloop Came in hear from boston and a Shonnor from
	Casco Bay and are bound to Quebeack and mount Reial.
4	fair. Three Sailors belongin to ye faime man of War Went
	a Shore at ye Lighthouse. And they Going up to ye top of ye Same
	one of the three fell down and is taken up deed an Nouf.
5	fair, 6 amos Hilton being at Work almost Cuts of ye top of
	his foot and is brought home lame. A Shoonr going from
	hear bound to boston on hir being Sarched is found to have
	a man onboard belongin to one of ye men of War, is Stoped
	and all ye men are onboard ye man of war, but are to be
	Relesed on y Captn paying fiftey pounds for himself and men.
7 and 8	fair, 9 fair and ye man that Was Killed at ye Lighthouse
	was buread to day. 10 fogey and flying Clouds and three of the
	men of War have orders for Sailing.
11	rain and fog.

	September
	The
12	Wind at west flying Clouds. Three Sloops and one Shoonr
	Came in hear. 13 Coald Wind at S-W and three of the men of
	War Sailed viz the fame ye Dorscsheir ye Norriage but I do
	not know wheare they are bound,, 14 fair. We have news hear
	from Quebeck that Captn Blak is wounded and his Engs Killed
	also Some of his men. He Went from hear the begining of this Sumer
	on Command in a privetear Shonr and he Landed their he and his
	men as rangers, 15 a Ship arived hear from halfax.
16	rain in ye morning but fair in ye arfter noon. This day five of
	the mines Was Sprung on ye East Side of ye Citey and in Blowing Some
	pepole Was wounded veary bad. The major of Worbtons Regimt had
	one of his teath beat out by a(s) Stone. Also a Corpreal of ye
	mearines had one of his legs broak, and a granidear of Worbtans
	regimt had borth of his legs broak and are Cut of this Eveing.
	The Captn of ye miners Was Wound in his face and Side.
17	fair. A man of War arievs here. Three mines are Sprung and
	Broak down one of ye garud houses and a Large Barrick.
18	rain.Ye Corpel of ye mearines that had his legs Cut of Was buread to day
19	rainy Weather. 20 fair. Some wesels arive hear but no News.
21	fair. Two Snows arive hear from Quebeck. They bring News that genrl
	Johnston and genrl mourreay have joyned their troops at mount reial
22	fog and rain., 23 fair. We have news that ye King of priusha
	hast gained a Compleat victorey over ye french in Jarmeny.
24	fair. A brig and a Shonor arive hear from Quebeck. They bring
	News that mount Reial Surrendar to genral Hamerst to ye 18
	Inst. Also we have news that Conterydicts that of august 29th
	.for he is alive and Well at mount Reial with his troops
	which is Good news to all English pepol.
25	Cloudy and Iland-Battrey and the Ships in ye harbyer
	also the two Regimts fired in Way of reioysing for the
	Reductsion of mount Reial
from	ye 26 to ye End of ye mounth fair weather. Thus We
	Conclude the moth.

	October
	The
1	fair and one of mines was Sprung Exeding Well.
2	fair wind at S and be East. This day one of our Regimt Was
	and of Captn Blake Compney John Child by name was
	Drowned as he Was a going onboard a Shoonr in ye harbyr.
3 to ye 5	flying Clouds and Windy. 6 fair plesant Weather.
7	fair and a Shoonr Went from hear.
8	fair and one mine was Sprung. A Shoonr arived hear.
9 and 10	fair plesant Weather and Seven mines was Sprung.
	One Ship and Sloop arived hear from Spanish river.
11	Cloudy and foure mines was Sprung. Also ye man that was drowned
	on ye 2 day he was taken up to day. He was veary much
	morteyed by ye fish., 12 a boald Storme of rain Wind at S-W
13	fair. Two men of War Sailed from hear one bound to London
	and the other to New-found-land. 14 fair. A Shonor arived hear.
15	rain and Stormey. A Shonor arived hear from philedelphia.
16	rain ye wind goes al1 round ye Compass and one Shonr and two
	Ships arived hear from halifacx but no News by them.
17	fair. A Shoonr a rived hear from St Johns. They bring News
	that Some of our troops had deseirted from forte Coumberland.
18 and 19	fair plesant Weather. 20 rain and Stormey and a brig
	arived hear from boston. 21 fair. Three mines was Sprung.
22	Rain. We hear that Genral Hamerst is to go to New york
	by land. 23 fair. 24 fair. A Ship arived hear from
	London and a Shoonor from Quebec. We have news
	[ from ] Halifax of ye Death of Genrl Larwrance.
25	fair and two Ships and one Snow arive hear from London.
	They bring News that no Ships of ye Line are to go home this
	winter but to Stay in america and all the troops in these parts.
26	rain and Stormey and bad working in ye mines.
27	two privetears arive hear from St Johns.
28 and 29	Worm plesant weather for ye Season of ye year.
30 and 31	the Devenshir [ sailed ] from hear bound for Halifax.

	November
	The
1	fair. A brig Came in hear. Also 12 mines Was Sprung.
2	winda flying Clouds. Two Ships two Sloops Came in hear. Also Six
	mines was Sprung. 3 fair and one of ye Towrs at ye grand
	Battrey Was Blowen,. 4 fair. A Sloop Came in hear.
5	fair. Also ye other tower at ye grand battrey with the Saly porte
	at ye Ileland Battrey was sprung. 6 fair. 7 fair plesant Weather
8	fair and three mines was Sprung which are ye Larst of all.
9	Coald and rain. 10 rain. A Reioycing fire in honnor to ye Beirth
	of Gorge ye Second King of England. 11 and 12 Clear and Coald.
13 and 14	Stormey and Coald., 15 and 16 Clear and Extream Coald.
17	rain and Nine wesels went from hear bound to new England
	and a Bout fiftey of our regimt run - away from this Citey.
18 and 19	nothing of moment happnes a bout this time.
20	fair and Leut marting Came home hear with ye Comnand from
	Spanish river, also Some more of our regmt runs a Way.
21	Cloudy and Coald and all ye Enveleeds of our regmt Embark
	on board ye boll Brig bound to Boston
22	fair. Ye Colln Brig Sail for Boston.
23	fair. Genral orders for our regmt to return home to Boston.
24	i left ye King Works in order to go home to new England.
25	mordrat for ye Season, 26 Capt fellers Sail for Boston.
27 and 28	rain and Coald, 29 mordret for ye Season.
30	fair. Captn Davis Compnay Embarked for New England.

	December
	The
1	rain, The transports being redey orders are given for
	our Regimt to Embark to morrow at 7 of ye Clock in ye morn
2	fair. The regimt Embarks Bound to Boston.
3	rain and two Ships Sail from hear bound to New york.
4	fair and ye transportes went down to ye N-E harbyr and
	the men make a noys at their mounting gaurd.
	Also my Captn thireetings to Confine me because that i would
	not Work for him for nought.
5	rain. Three of ye transports [ Sailed ] with parte of our Regimt
	Bound for Boston.

	December
	The
6	rain and we are onboard Slip wateing for a fair Wind.
7	Snow rain and Coald, 8 flying Clouds Exceeding winda and
	rain. Our Ship had almost got on Shore for She Drifted.
9 to the 13	Coald Cloudy with Conttreay Winds day after day.
14	fair wind at Nth and three Shoonrs and one Sloop Sail from
	hear bound for boston and Halifax.
15	Clear ye wind at S-W and one of ye three Ships that Sailed
	from hear on ye 5 inst returned in hear a gain with ye lorse
	of one man and one Cabbuse & 16 fair.
17	fair and the Ship Squioreil in Compnay with ye Nansay
	Sail from Louisbourg bound for Boston.
18	fair wind at Ntt, but ye wind Shifting to N-E. A bad Storme
	Ensues this night 19 and larsted all this day but in ye Eveing the
	Wind gits to ye W and the Ship lays tow all night.
20	Cloudy. We make Sail at 8 o Clock and Spake with a Ship from
	London bound to boston. They inform us of ye death of our
	Lord Gorge ye Second, 21 rain wind at S-E and Be E and
	we part With ye nancey. 22 fair wind at WNW But
	it was calm all night, 23 flying Clouds wind at Wt Squarly
	all day. Sound and find 28 farthoms of Worter.
24	Wind at Wt. 25 fair wind at Wt, This is ye Second Chrismarst
	day that i have been from hom. 26 fair and Worm.
27	fair wind at S - Wt and We make ye Land also See a Ship to
	Leeward. She Comes up in ye Eveing with us.
28	Cloudy and rain. We run into Casco Bay with ye wind
	at Eat and Come to an Anchor in ye mouth of ye Bay. And in
	the night ye wind Riseing with a grate Swell we are in
	Danger of going on Shore But by ye Blessing of God We ride
	it out Saftey. 29 rain ye wind at E-S-E. We Ship our Cabel
	and run up to Casco town, the ~~ and maiso goes on
	Shore and now we must Wate for a fair Wind.
30	fair wind at SW and be .. s [?] John Oteman with me Leve
	the Ship Squiorel and go on board a Shoonr Bound to
	marbelhead. Also Some more Leve the Ship and

	December
	The
30	and that in order to go home by land as Amos Hilton
	Jonth Burton Robert picket Daniel Bootman and many more.
	Also Captn Glover Came on board in ye night and Came home.
31	the Wind gilling to N-W. About 4 Clok in ye morning We Come to
	Sail and Stand a way for marbel-head and thus i am in
	A Likely Way to return home again. We make Cape ann
	about three in the arfter noon and about nine at night
	We git up a brest of Easting point and from that We
	stand for marbel-head and git in their a bout 12 at night.
	Thus I a rive in New England Safte and Well.


	January 1761
	The
1	fair and i arive at Salem my Nateive place to my grat
	Joy and Content. Thus i Conclude my journall With my
	well Wishes and good will to all Brother Soilders.
	Thus [afa?] I have Spent 21 mounths abroud from home.
	Gibson Clough.