Thursday 12th Jany: 1804 my Chimney got on fire last night, a fair morning, the wind from the S West, the river Continue to rise moderatly, I took maridinal altitude of Suns Lower Limb with Sextent and made it 59° 31' 52" N th[e] Error of Enstrument as usial river Continue to rise with large Sheets of ice running against the Ice atached to the bank with great force, the Boat is a float, and in perfect order