February which it is diftant about fix or feven leagues. This ifland,
v—^— * which was noticed when we palled it on the 14th of January,
I have called E n t r y I s l e .
On the eaft fide of Cape Tierawitte, the land trends away
S. E. by E. about eight leagues, where it ends in a point, and
is the fouthermoft land on Eaheinomauwe. To this point I
have given the name of C a p e P a l l i s e r , in honour of my
worthy friend Captain Pallifer. It lies in latitude 41 » 34' S.
longitude 1830 58' W. and bore from us this day at noon S. 79 E.
diftant about thirteen leagues, the fhip being then in the latitude
of 410 27' S.; Koamaroo at the fame time bearing
N. i E. diftant feven or eight leagues. The fouthermoft
land in fight bore S. 16 \V. and the fnowy mountain S. W.
At this time we were about three leagues from the fhore.
and abreaft of a deep bay or inlet, to which I gave the name
of C l o u d y B a y , and at the bottom of which there appeared
low land covered with tall trees.
At three o’clock in the afternoon we were abreaft of the
fouthermoft point of land that we had feen at noon, which
I called C a p e C a m p b e l ; it lies S. by W. diftant between
twelve and thirteen leagues from Cape Koamaroo, in latitude
410 44' S. longitude 1830 45' W.; and with Cape Pallifer
forms the fouthern entrance of the {height, the diftance between
them being between thirteen and fourteen leagues
W. by S. and E. by N.
From this Cape we fleered along the fhore S. W. by S. till
eight o’clock in the evening, when the wind died away.
About half an hour afterwards, however, a frefh breeze
fprung up at S. W. and I put the {hip right before it. My
reafon for this, was a notion which feme of the officers had
juft ftarted, that Eahienomauwe was not an ifland, and that
the land might ftretch away to the S. E. from between Cape
2 ' Turnagain
1770.
February.
Wednef. 7.
Turnagain and Cape Pallifer, there being a fpace of between
twelve and fifteen leagues that we had not feen. I had indeed
the ftrongeft convidtion that they were miftaken, not
only from what I had feen the firft time I difcovered the
ftreight, but from many other concurrent teftimonies that
the land in queftion was an ifland; but being refolved to
leave no poffibility of doubt with refpedt to an objedt of fuch
importance, I took the opportunity of the wind’s fhifdng, to
{land eaftward, and accordingly fleered N. E. by E. all the
night* At nine o’clock in the morning we were abreaft of Thurfday 8.
Cape Pallifer, and found the land trend away N. E. towards
Cape Turnagain, which I reckoned to be diftant about twenty-
fix leagues: however, as the weather was hazy, fo as to
prevent our feeing above four or five leagues, I ftill kept
{landing to the N. E, with a light breeze at fouth; and at
noon Cape Pallifer bore N. 72 W. diftant about three leagues.
About three o’clock in the afternoon, three canoes came
up to the fhip with between thirty and forty people
on board, who had been pulling after us with great labour
and perfeverance for feme time: they appeared to be
more cleanly, and a better clafs, than any we had met
with fince we left the Bay of Blands, and their canoes were
alfo diftinguifhed by the fame ornaments which we had feen
upon the northerly part of the coaft. They came on board
with very little invitation; and their behaviour was courteotis
and friendly: upon receiving prefents from us, they made
us prefents in return, which had not been done by any of
the natives that we had feen before. We foon perceived that
our guefts had heard of us, for as foon as they came on
board, they alked for Whom, the name by which nails were
known among the people with whom we had trafficked: but
though they had heard of nails, it was plain they had feen
none;