This morning took as many people out of the Ship as could possibly be spared, and set about Erecting a Fort.

Some were employ'd in throughing up intrenchment, while others was cutting facines, Picquets, etc.

The Natives were so far from hindering us that several of them assisted in bringing the Picquets and facines out of the woods, and seemed quite unconcern'd at what we was about.

The wood we made use of for this occasion we purchased of them, and we cut no Tree down before we had first obtained their Consent.

By this time all the Ship's sails were unbent and the Armourer's Forge set up to repair the Ironwork, etc.