1770. January. Saturday 13. Sunday 14. I 2 S.S. W. W. twenty-feven leagues distant from Albetrofs Point, and on the north fide of it are two small iflands, which lie near a remarkable point on the main, that rises to a confiderable height in the form of a fugar-loaf. To the fouthward of the Cape, the land trends away S. E. by E. and S. S. E. and feems to be every where a bold shore. At noon, Cape Egmont bore about N. E.; and in this direction, at about four leagues from the shore, we had forty fathom of water. The wind during the rest of the day was from W. to N. W. by W. and we continued to steer along the shore S. S. E. and S. E. by E. keeping at the distance of between two and three leagues. At half an hour after feven, we had another tranfient view of Mount Edgcombe, which bore N. 17 W. diftant about ten leagues. At five the next morning, we fteered S. E. by S. the coaft inclining more foutherly; and in about half an hour, we faw land bearing S. W. by S. for which we hauled up. At noon the north weft extremity of the land in fight bore S. 63 W. and fome high land, which had the appearance of an island lying under the main, bore S. S. E. distant five leagues. We were now in a bay, the bottom of which bearing fouth we could not fee, though it was clear in that quarter. Our latitude by obfervation was 40° 27 S. longitude 184° 39′ W. At eight in the evening, we were within two leagues of the land which we had discovered in the morning, having run ten leagues fince noon: the land which then bore S. 63 W. now bore N. 59 W. at the distance of seven or eight leagues, and had the appearance of an ifland. Between this land and CAPE EGMONT lies the bay, the weft fide of which was our fituation at this time, and the land here is of a confiderable height, and diverfified by hill and valley. СНА Р. CHAP. VI. Tranfactions in Queen Charlotte's Sound: Paffage through the Streight which divides the two Islands, and back to.. Cape Turnagain: Horrid Cuftom of the Inhabitants : Remarkable Melody of Birds: A Vifit to a Heppah, and many other Particulars. TH 1770 January. THE fhore at this place feemed to form several bays, into one of which I proposed to carry the ship, which was become very foul, in order to careen her, and at the fame Sunday 14. time repair fome defects, and recruit our wood and water. With this view, I kept plying on and off all night, having from eighty to fixty-three fathom. At day-break the next Monday 15morning, I ftood for an inlet which runs in S. W.; and at eight I got within the entrance, which may be known by a reef of rocks, ftretching from the north west point, and fome rocky iflands which lie off the fouth east point. At nine o'clock, there being little wind, and what there was being. variable, we were carried by the tide or current within two cables' length of the north west fhore, where we had fifty-four fathom water, but by the help of our boats we got clear. Juft at this time we faw a fea-lion rife twice near the fhore, the head of which exactly resembled that of the male which has been described in the Account of Lord Anson's Voyage. We alfo faw fome of the natives in a canoe cross the bay, and a village fituated upon the point of an island which lies feven or eight miles within the entrance. At noon, we were the length of this ifland, but there being little wind, the boats. 1770. January. were ordered ahead to tow. About one o'clock, we hauled close round the south west end of the island; and the inhaMonday 15. bitants of the village which was built upon it, were immediately up in arms. About two, we anchored in a very safe and convenient cove, on the north west fide of the bay, and facing the fouth weft end of the island, in eleven fathom water, with soft ground, and moored with the stream anchor. We were about four long cannon fhot diftant from the village or Heppah, from which four canoes were immediately dispatched, as we imagined to reconnoitre, and if they fhould find themselves able, to take us. The men were all well armed, and dreffed nearly as they are reprefented in the figure published by Tasman; two corners of the cloth which they wrapped round the body were paffed over the shoulders from behind, and being brought down to the upper edge of it before, were made faft to it just under the breaft; but few, or none, had feathers in their hair. They rowed round the ship several times, with their usual tokens of menace and defiance, and at laft began the assault by throwing fome ftones: Tupia expoftulated with them, but apparently to very little purpose; and we began to fear that they would oblige us to fire at them, when a very old man in one of the boats expreffed a defire of coming on board. We gladly encouraged him in his design, a rope was thrown into his canoe, and fhe was immediately alongside of the fhip: the old man rofe up, and prepared to come up the fhip's fide, upon which all the reft expoftulated with great vehemence against the attempt, and at laft laid hold of him, and held him back: he adhered however to his purpose with a calm but steady perfeverance, and having at length difengaged himself, he came on board. We received him with all poffible expreflions of friendship and kindness, and after 2 |