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6th 2 mo and breaks & cracks the Ice to a considerable distance; this repeated, perhaps 100 times within 3 days, has made channel throught the Ice to brant point. It finally answers a better purpose than was anticipated. This is using Powder to some advantage.
6th Small air at NE, the Ice is crowded up on the shore without brant point, which prevents the vessels. There is perhaps 20 vessels waiting a suitable tie to leave Port. many of which are[LIGHTED?]

8th The weather for several days back has been mild and wet, the wind changeable from W to NE. The ice is so far gone as to admit vessels to leave this morning. The Mail Packet John H. Done with 36 mails. This is the 42nd day since any vessel had gone from here to the Continent. The other vessels are the Silas Parker bound to Old town, and Capt. Childs go to Falmouth.
The wind is NE with some rain and floating ice in the Sound which prevents any other vessels from leaving to day.

10th Small wind at North & pleasant & clear. No vessel came or left. The harbour pretty much covered with ice & much out to the Northward so that no vessel can come to brant point.

12th The weather to day is very mild, more like spring than midwinter. The harbour remains closed with Ice. Yesterday the Sloop Silas Parker, Abraham Macy arrives from Old town with a Cargo of oil from Ship Phoenix & got within Brant Point.