more moderate, we got up both the anchors, and kept worthing
to windward. At ten, we found the tide fetting again
ftrongly to the eaftward, and we therefore fent the boat back
to feek for an anchoring-place, which Ihe found in a bay on
the north Ihore, about four miles to the eaftward o f Cape
Quod, and a little way within fome fmall iflands: we endeavoured
to get into this bay, but the tide rufhed out o f it with
fuch violence,. that we found it impoffible, and at noon, bore
away for York Road, at the entrance o f Bachelor’s River,
where we anchored about an hour afterwards-
Monday 4. At fix o’clock the next morning; we weighed, and worked
with the tide, which fet the fame- as the- day before, but we
could not gain an anchoring-place, fo that at noon we bore
away for York Road again. I took this opportunity to go up
Bachelor’s River in my jolly boat, as high, as I could, which
was about four miles: in fome places I found it very wide
and deep, and the water was good, but near the mouth it is
fo ihallow at low water, that even a fmall boat cannot get
into it.
Tuefday 5. -At fix o’clock on the 5th, we weighed again, and at eight,
it being ftark calm, we fent the boats a-head to tow;, at
eleven, however, the tide fet fo ftrong from, the weftward,
that we could not gain the bay on the north Ihore, which
the boat had found for us on the 4th, and which was an excellent
harbour, fit to receive five or fix fail: we were therefore
obliged to anchor upon a bank, in forty-five fathom,
with the ftream anchor, Cape Quod bearing W. S, W. diftant
five or fix miles, the fouth point of the ifland that lies to the
eaft o f the Cape, being juft in one with the pitch o f it, and a
remarkable ftone patch on the north Ihore bearing N. J W.
diftant half a mile. Clofe to the Ihore here, the depth of
water was feventy-five fathom. As foon as we were at anchor,
1765.
March.
Sunday 3.
chor 1 fent an officer to the weftward to look out for a har- :MrM:
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bour, but he did not fucceed. It was calm the reft or the \---- -— t
day, and all night, the tide fetting to the eaftward from the Tucfda)' 5-
time we anchored till fix o’clock the next morning, when Wednef. 6.
we weighed, and were towed by the boats to the weftward.
At eight, a frefh breeze fprung up at W. S. W. and W. and at
noon, Cape Quod bore E. by S. at the diftance o f about five
miles. In this fituation I fent the boats out again to look
for an anchoring-place, and about noon, by their diredlion,
we anchored in a little bay on the fouth Ihore, oppofite,to
Cape Quod, in five and twenty fathom, with very good
ground. A fmall rocky ifland bore W. by N. at the diftance
o f about two cables’ length, the eaftermoft point E- l S. and
Cape Quod N. E. by N. diftant about three miles : in this
place we had Ihell-fifti of various kinds in great plenty. The
Tamar, not being able to work up to us, anchored about
two o’clock in the bay on the north Ihore, about fix miles to
the eaftward o f Cape Quod, which has been mentioned
already. During the night, it was ftark. calm, but in the
morning, having little- airs o f wind- wefterly, I weighed Timrflayy.
about eight o’clock, and worked, with the tide. At noon,
Cape Quod bore E. by S- diftant between two. and three
leagues, and Cape Monday; which, is the. weftermoft land
in fight on the fouth Ihore, W. by N. diftant about ten or
eleven, leagues. This part of the Streiglit lies W. N. W . W .
by the compafs, and is but four miles over; fo that the
craggy mountains which bound it on each fide, towering
above the clouds, and covered with everlafting fnow, give it
the moft dreary and defolate appearance that can be imagined.
The tides here are not very ftrong; the ebb fets to
the weftward, but with an irregularity for which it is very
difficult to account. About one o’clock, the Tamar anchored
in the bay on the fouth Ihore, oppofite to Gape Quod, which
we