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harbour o f St. Julian, while the fhips kept handing along the
coaft, about the diftance of a league from the land. At fix
o’clock we anchored in the bay o f St. Julian, in nineteen fathom,
the bottom muddy ground with fand, the northermoft land in
light bearing N. and by E , the fouthermoft S. i E, and the high
hummock, to which Sir John Narborougb formerly gave the name
of Wood's Mount, W. S. W. Soon after, the Cutter returned on
board, having difcovered the harbour, which did not appear to us
in our fituation,' the northermoft point Ihutting in upon the fouthermoft,
and in appearance doling the entrance. T o facilitate the
knowledge o f this coaft to future Navigators, there are two views
annexed ; the firlk of the land of Patagonia, to the northward of
Port St. Julian, where (re) is Wood's Mount, and the bay o f St.
Julian lies round the point (c). The fecond view is of the bay
itfe lf; and here again (to) is Wood's Mount, (a) is Cape St. Julian,
and (£) the port, or river’s mouth.
Being come to an anchor in this bay of St. Julian, principally
with a view of refitting the Tryal, the Carpenters were immediately
employed in that bufinefs, and continued fo during our whole
ftay at the place. The Tryal's main-maft having been carried away
about twelve feet below the cap, they contrived to make the remaining
part o f the mail ferve again; and the Wager was ordered
to fupply her with a fpare main-top-maft, which the Carpenters
converted into a new fore-maft. And I cannot help obferving, that
this accident to the Tryals mart, which gave us fo much uneali-
nefs at that time, on account of the delay it occafioned, was, in
all probability, the means of preferving the Hoop, and all her crew.
For.before this, her mails, how well loever proportioned to a better
climate, were much too lofty for thefe high fouthern latitudes : fo
that, had they weathered the preceding ftorm, it would have been
impoflible for them to have flood again ft thofe feas and tempefts we
afterwards encountered in palling round Cape Horn ; and the lofs of
mails, in that boillerous climate, would fcarcely’have been attended
with fefs than the lofs o f the vefiel, and o f every man on board her ;■
fince