of the sky was beautiful, but a rainbow in the west foreboded the rain that soon succeeded.—
  About 5 O’clock we stepp’d into the Stage-coach, and between 8 & 9 reach’d French-town, a distance of about 18 miles.—
   I caught cold yesterday and had recourse to Buttermilk and cold water; but this was not sufficient to remove it.—The jolting of the stage brought on a violent headache, and the breakfast which I ate at French-town perhaps increas’d it.—The Baltimore Packet lay off at some distance and we were row’d to her in the rain. This was by no means in my favour; but the worst is to come.—As we were scudding under a heavy gale, and I lay in a berth, I happen’d to draw back the sash of one of the port windows. The vessel suddenly heeled and the water came pouring into my bosom, so that I was completely drenched before the sash could be shut.—A man in the berth below me sprung out of bed as soon as I did, for the water had run thro’ and serv’d him in the same way.—This to be sure, gave rise to some mirth, ubt it was a poor plaster for me.
   About 8 in the evening we landed at Bowler’s wharf in Baltimore, having run 70 miles in 11 hours, (on the Chesapeake).
   According to the Captain’s direction I went with

 two young men to one Mrs. Edwards’s for lodging.—The appearance of the house by no means pleas’d me.—In the back room was a billiard table. The Captain soon came in, and we all drank tea with the landlady, who seem’d very desirous of showing to advantage the little beauty which she possess’d.
   Two of us were shown to a small room in which were cramm’d three beds; but we were obliged to stow ourselves into one, while the other two were to be occupied by—we knew not whom—perhaps pick-pockets or highwaymen. I grumbled, and my bed-fellow curs’d the place up hill and down dale.
   20th. I have suffer’d much to-day. It cannot therefore be expected that I have much to say on any other subject htan my complaints.
   I rose at 5 this morning, and, happening to look in a glass, found my cheek so swell’d that I bore a great resemblance to a monkey on one side of my face.—Having paid for my entertainment, I took a walk and found out an Apothecary of whom I got some volatile liniment.—Return’d to the Packet-boat, and anointed my cheek with it.—This afforded a temporary relief.—I went to another shop and got a plaster, which I clapp’d on, and then went to look for lodgings.—I found out a Mrs. Lavely, and old Quaker-looking body, and engaged with her.