N. by E. and we fteered directly for it. At noon, we were in latitude 43° 19' S. the peak on the fnowy mountain bore N. 20 E. diftant twenty feven leagues; the southern extremity of the land we could fee bore west, and the land which had been discovered in the morning appeared like an island extending from S. S. W. to S. W. by W. W. diftant about eight leagues. In the afternoon, we stood to the fouthward of it, with a fresh breeze at north: at eight in the evening, we had run eleven leagues, and the land then extended from S. W. by W. to N. by W. We were then diftant about three leagues from the nearest shore, and in this fituation had fifty fathoms water, with a fine fandy bottom. The variation of the compafs by this morning's amplitude was 14° 39' E. 1770. February. At fun-rife, the next morning, our opinion that the Satur. 17. land we had been standing for was an ifland, was confirmed, by our feeing part of the land of Tovy Poenammoo open to the weftward of it, extending as far as W. by S. At eight in the morning, the extremes of the inland bore N. 76 W. and N. Ñ. E. E. and an opening near the fouth point, which had the appearance of a bay or harbour, N. 20 W. diftant between three and four leagues: in this fituation we had thirtyeight fathoms water with a brown sandy bottom. This ifland, which I named after Mr. Banks, lies Banks's about five leagues from the coaft of Tovy Poenammoo; Inland. the fouth point bears S. 21 W. from the highest peak on the fnowy mountain, and lies in latitude 53° 32' S. and in longitude 186° 30' W. by an obfervation of the fun and moon which was made this morning : it is of a circular figure, and about twenty-four leagues in compass it is fufficiently high to be feen at the distance of twelve or fifteen leagues, and the land has a broken irregular furface, with the appearance rather of barrenness than fertility: yet it was inhabited, for we saw smoke in one place, and a few straggling natives in another. When this ifland was firft difcovered in the direction of S. by W. fome perfons on board were of opinion that they alfo faw land bearing S S. E. and S. E. by E. I was myself upon the deck at the time, and told VOL. II. them, .1770. them, that in my opinion it was no more than a cloud, February and that as the fun rofe, it would diffipate and vanish. However, as I was determined to leave no fubje& for difputation which experiment could remove, I ordered the fhip to be wore, and fteered E. S. E. by compass, in the direction which the land was faid to bear from us at that time. At noon we were in latitude 44° 7' S. the fouth point of Banks's inland bearing north, diftant five leagues. By feven o'clock at night we had run eight and twenty miles, when seeing no land, nor any figns of any, but that which we had left, we bore away S. by W. and continued upon that courfe till the Sunday 18. next day at noon, when we were in latitude 45° 16', the fouth point of Banks's Island bearing N. 6° 30' W. diftant twenty-eight leagues. The variation by the azimuth this morning was 15° 30' E. As no figns of land had yet appeared to the fouthward, and as I thought that we had ftood far enough in that direction to weather all the land we had left, judging from the report of the natives in Queen Charlotte's Sound, I hauled to the westward. We had a moderate breeze at N. N. W. and N. till eight in the evening, when it became unsettled; and at ten fixed at fouth: during the night it blew with fuch violence that it brought us under our clofe reefed Monday 19. topfails. At eight the next morning, having run twenty-eight leagues upon a W. by N. N. course, and judging ourselves to be to the weftward of the land of Tovy Poenammoo, we bore away N. W. with a fresh gale at fouth. At ten having run eleven miles upon this course, we faw land extending from the S. W. to the N. W. at the diftance of about ten leagues, which we hauled up for. At noon, our latitude by obfervation was 44° 38', the fouth-east point of Banks's ifland bore N. 58° 30' E. diftant thirty leagues, and the main body of the land in fight W. by N. A head fea prevented us from making much way to the fouthward; at feven in the evening the extremes of the land ftretched from S. W. by S. to N. by W. and at fix leagues from the fhore we had thirty-two fathoms waTuesday 20. ter. At four o'clock the next morning, we ftood in for the fhore W. by S. and during a courfe of four leagues, our depth of water was from thirty-two to thirteen thirteen fathoms. When it was thirteen fathoms we 1770. were but three miles diftant from the shore, and there- February. fore stood off; its direction is here nearly N. and S. The furface, to the distance of about five miles from the fea, is low and flat; but it then rises into hills of a confiderable height. It appeared to be totally barren, and we saw no figns of its being inhabited. Our latitude, at noon, was 44° 44'; and the longitude which we made from Banks's Island to this place was 2o 22/ W. During the last twenty-four hours, though wẹ carried as much fail as the fhip would bear, we were driven three leagues to the leeward. We continued to stand off and on all this day and the Wednes. 21. next, keeping at the diftance of between four and twelve leagues from the fhore, and having water from thirty-five to fifty-three fathoms. On the 22d, at noon, Thursd. 22. we had no obfervation, but by the land judged ourselves to be about three leagues farther north than we had been the day before. At fun-fet, the weather, which had been hazy, clearing up, we faw a mountain which rose in a high-peak, bearing N. W. by N. and at the same time, we faw the land more distinctly than before, extending from N. to S. W. by S. which, at some distance within the coaft, had a lofty and mountainous appearance. We foon found that the accounts which had been given us by the Indians in Queen Charlotte's Sound of the land to the fouthward were not true; for they had told us that it might be circumnavigated in four days. On the 23d, having a hollow fwell from the S. E. Friday 23. and expecting wind from the fame quarter, we kept plying between seven and fifteen leagues from the fhore, having from feventy to forty-four fathoms. At noon, our latitude by observation was 44° 40′ S. and our longitude from Banks's Island 1o 31 W. From this time to fix in the evening it was calm; but a light breeze then fpringing up at E. N. E. we fteered S. S. E. all night, edging off from the land, the hollow fwell still continuing; our depth of water was from fixty to feventy-five fathoms. While we were becalmed, Mr. Banks, being out in the boat, fhot two Port Egmont hens, which were in every refpe&t the fame as thofe that are found in great numbers upon the island of Faro, 1770. Faro, and were the first of the kind we had feen upon February, this coaft, though we fell in with fome a few days before we made land. At day-break, the wind freshened, and before noon we had a strong gale at N. N. E. At eight in the morning we faw the land extending as far as S. W. by S. and steered directly for it. At noon, we were in latitude 45° 22' S. and the land which now stretched from S. W. S. to N. N. W. appeared to be rudely diverfified by hill and valley; in the afternoon we steered S. W. by S. edging in for the land with a fresh gale at north, but though we were at no great distance, the weather was fo hazy that we could fee nothing diftinctly upon it, except a ridge of high hills lying not far from the fea, and parallel to the coast, which in this place ftretches S. by W. and N. by E. and feemed to end in a high bluff point to the fouthward. By eight in the evening we were a-breaft of this point; but it being then dark, and I not knowing which way the land trended, we brought to for the night. At this time the point bore weft, and was distant about five miles our depth of water was thirty-feven fathoms, and the bottom confifted of small pebbles. At day-break, having made fail, the point bore north, diftant three leagues, and we now found that the land trended from S. W. by W. as far as we could see. This point I named CAPE SAUNDERS, in honour of Sir Charles. Our latitude was 45° 35 S. and longitude 189° 4. W. By the latitude, and the angles that are made by the coaft, this point will be fufficiently known; there is, however, about three or four leagues to the fouth-west of it, and very near the fhore, a remarkable faddle-hill, which is a good direction to it on that quarter. From one league to four leagues north of Cape Saunders, the shore forms two or three bays, in which there appeared to be good anchorage, and effectual shelter from the S. W. wefterly, and N. wefterly winds; but my defire of getting to the fouthward, in order to afcertain whether this country was an ifland or a continent, prevented my putting into any of them. We kept at a small distance from the fhore all this morning, with the wind at S. W. and had a February. very diftin&t view of it: it is of a moderate height, 1770. and the furface is broken by many hills, which are, green and woody; but we faw no appearance of inhabitants. At noon, Cape Saunders bore N. 30. W. diftant about four leagues. We had variable winds and calms till five o'clock in the evening, when it fixed at W. S. W. and foon blew fo hard that it put us past our top-fails, and fplit the fore-fail all to pieces: after getting another to the yard, we continued to ftand to the fouthward under two courses; and at fix the next Mond, 26. morning, the southermoft land in fight bore W. by N. and Cape Saunders N. by W. diftant eight leagues: at noon, it bore N. 20 W. fourteen leagues; and our latitude by obfervation was 46° 36'. The gale continued, with heavy fqualls and a large hollow fea all the afternoon; and at feven in the evening we lay to under our fore-fail, with the ship's head to the fouthward: at noon on the 27th our latitude was 46° 54', and our Tuesd. 27. longitude from Cape Saunders 1° 24 E. At feven in the evening, we made fail under our courfes; and at eight the next morning fet the top-fails clofe reefed. At Wednef. 28. noon, our latitude was 47° 43', and our longitude eaft from Cape Saunders 2o 10'. At this time we wore, and ftood to the northward: in the afternoon, we found the variation to be 16° 34' E. At eight in the evening, we tacked and stood to the fouthward, with the wind at weft, Q March. At noon this day, our latitude by account was 47 52, and our longitude from Cape Saunders 10 8 E. Thurfd. 1. We stood to the fouthward till half an hour past three in the afternoon: and then, being in latitude 48° S. and longitude 188 W. and feeing no appearance of land, we tacked and ftood to the northward, having a large fwell from the S. W. by W. At noon the next Friday 2. day, our latitude was 46° 42′ S. and Cape Saunders bore N. 46 W. diftant eighty-fix miles, The fouthwest swell continuing till the third, confirmed our opinion, that there was no land in that quarter. At four in Saturd. 3. the afternoon, we ftood to the weftward with all the fail we could make. In the morning of the 4th, we Sunday 4. found the variation to be 16° 16' E. This day we faw |