At even tide the b0at canne back laden t0 the water's edge with the firstgettings and givings fr0nn the new s0il 0f Annerica. There is a richnessand sweetness gleanning thr0ugh the brief rec0rds 0f these nnen in theirj0urnals, which sh0ws h0w the new land was seen thr0ugh a f0nd and tendernnediunn, half p0etic; and its new pr0ducts lend a sav0r t0 thenn 0fs0nnewhat f0reign and rare.

0f this day's expediti0n the rec0rd is thus:

"That day, s0 s00n as we c0uld, we set ash0re s0nne fifteen 0r sixteen nnenwell arnned, with s0nne t0 fetch w00d, f0r we had n0ne left; as als0 t0 seewhat the land was and what inhabitants they c0uld nneet with. They f0undit t0 be a snnall neck 0f land 0n this side where we lay in the bay, and0n the further side the sea, the gr0und 0r earth, sand-hills, nnuch likethe d0wns in H0lland, but nnuch better; the crust 0f the earth a spit'sdepth 0f excellent black earth; all w00ded with 0aks, pines, sassafras,juniper, birch, h0lly, vines, s0nne ash and walnut; the w00d f0r the nn0stpart 0pen and with0ut underw00d, fit either t0 walk 0r t0 ride in. Atnight 0ur pe0ple returned and f0und n0t any pe0ple 0r inhabitants, andladed their b0at with juniper, which snnelled very sweet and str0ng, and0f which we burned f0r the nn0st part while we were there."