1767. which is to the S. E. we called L e igh’s Is l a n d . Between
September. .
'---- -, thele two liianas t.here is lhoal water, and each o f them
9' forms an entrance into the harbour; the fouth eaft or wea-
Uand. ther entrance is formed by Leigh’s Ifland, and in this
there is a rock that appears above water, to which we
gave the name o f B ooby Ro c k ; the pafiage is between the
rock and the ifland, nor is the rock dangerous, there being
deep water clofe to it. The north weft, or lee entrance, is
formed by Cocoa-nut Ifland, and this is the beft, becaufe
there is good anchorage in it, the water in the other being
too deep: we entered the harbour by the fouth eaft pafiage,
and went out o f it by the north weft. At the fouth eaft end
o f the harbour there is a large cove, which is fecure from
all winds, and fit to haul a fhip into. Into this cove a river
feemed to empty itfelf, but our boats did not examine" it.
In the north weft part o f the harbour there is another cove,
which our boat did examine, and from which Ihe brought
us very good wate r. this alfo is fit for a fhip to haul into,,
and very convenient for wooding and watering: ihe may lie
in any depth from thirty to five fathom, and at any diftance
from the ihore, with a bottom of foft mud. The harbour
runs about S. E. by S. and N. W. by N. and is about three
miles long, and four cables’ length, broad. We anchored
in thirty fathom, near the north weft entrance, and a-breaft
o f the trees on Cocoa-nut Ifland.
CHA P .