found wild celery in great plenty. The latitude of this place
is 53° 42'S., longitude, by obfervation, 71° 28' W.; the variation
is two points eafterly. We anchored here the 37th of
December 1766, and failed again the 18th o f January 1767.
TV. C A P E H OL LAN D BAY. There is no danger in
failing into this bay, and there is good anchoring ground in
every part of it. We lay at about three cables’ length from
the fhore, in 10 fathom, the ground coarfe fand and fhells,
Cape Holland bearing W. S. W. 4 W. diftant three mites, Cape
Troward a little to the N.- o f the E. Right a-breaft of the
ih ip there was a very fine rivulet, and clofe under Cape Holland
a large river, navigable for boats many miles: the fhore
alfo affords fire wood in great plenty. We found abundance
o f wild celery and cranberries, mufcles and limpets, but
caught very little fifh, either with hook and line, or the feine.
We killed fome geefe, ducks, teal, and race-liorfes, but
they were not plenty. This bay lies in latitude 730 57' S. longitude,
by account, 72° 34'W .; the variation is two points
eafterly. The water rofe about eight fe e t; we found, however,
no regular tide, but for the moft part a ftrong current
fetting to the eaftward. We anchored here on the 19th of
January, and failed again on the 23d.
V . CAPE G A L L A N T BAY . In this bay, which may
be entered with great fafety, there is a fine large lagoon,
where a fleet of fhips may moor in perfect fecurity. There
is a depth of four fathom in every part o f it, with a foft
muddy ground. In the bay, the beft anchoring is on the
eaft fide, where there is from fix to ten fathom. Here is
good watering from two rivers, and plenty o f wood. The
lagoon abounded with wild fowl, and we found wild celery,
mufcles, and limpets in plenty. We did not haul the feine,
•having torn one to pieces, and .the other being unpacked,
.9 but
but i f we had, there is reafon to believe that we fhould have
been well fupplied with fifh. The landing is good. The
latitude of the bay and lagoon is 53“ 50' S. longitude, by account,
730 9'W.s the variation is two points eafterly. I ob-
ferved the water to rife and fall about nine feet, but the tide
was very irregular. We anchored here the 23d of January,
and failed again the 28th.
VI. E L IZ A B E TH ’S B A Y . At the entrance o f this bay
there are two fmall reefs, which appear above water. The
moft dangerous lies off the eaft point o f the bay, but this
may eafily be avoided, by keeping at the diftance o f about
two cables’ length from the point. There is good landing
all round the bay, but it is much expofed to the wefterly
winds. The beft place for anchoring is Paflage Point, at half
a mile diftance, bearing S. E. and the river bearing N. E.
by E. diftant three cables’ leng th ; in this fituation, a bank
or fhoal, which may be known by the weeds, bears W. N. W.
diftant a cable’s length: the ground is coarfe fand, with
fhells. Sufficient wood is to be procured here for the ufe of
fhips, and there is good watering at a fmall river. We
found a little celery and a few cranberries, but neither fifh
nor fowl. The latitude o f this place is 53° 43' S. the longitude,
by account, 730 24' W .; the variation is two points
eafterly. We anchored here the 29th o f January, and failed
the 4th of February. VI.
VII. Y O R K ROAD. The only danger of failing into the
bay, that is formed by two points in this road, arifes from a
reef that runs off to about a cable’s length from the weftern
point, which once known, may be eafily avoided. To anchor
in this'bay, it is fafeft to bring York Point E. S. E. Bachelor’s
River N. by W. f W. the weft point of the bay or reef
N. W. T.W. and St. jerom’s Sound W. N. W.'at the diftance o f
V ol. I, C c h a lf