upon which we wore, and flood to the N. N. W. being then
in latitude 470 40' S, longitude 193° 50' W. and having a hollow
fea from the S. W.
Tuefday >3. During the night, we fleered N. N. W. till fix in the morning,
when, feeing no land, we fleered N. by E. till eight,
when we fleered N.E. by E. 4. E. to make the land, which at
ten we faw bearing E. N. E. but it being hazy, we could dif-
tinguifh nothing upon it. At noon, our latitude, byobfer-
vation, was 46° S. About two it cleared up, and the land
appeared to be high, rude, and mountainous: about half an
hour after three I hauled in for a bay, in which there appeared
to be good anchorage ; but in about an hour, finding
the diftance too great to run before it would be dark, and the
wind blowing too hard to make the attempt fafe in the
night, I bore away along the fhore.
This bay, which I called Dusky Bay, lies in latitude 45»
47 S : it is between three and four miles broad at the entrance,
and feems to be full as deep as it is broad: it contains
feveral iflands, behind which there muft be fheltef
from all winds, though polEbly there may not be fuflicient
depth of water. The north point of this bay, when it bears
S. E. by S. is rendered very remarkable by five high peaked
focks which lie off it, and haVe the appearance of the four
fingers and thumb of a man’s hand, for which reafon I
called it P o in t F iv e Fin g e r s : the land of this Point is farther
remarkable, for being the only level land within a con-
fidérable diftance. It extends near two leagues to the northward,
is lofty, and covered with wood: thé land behind it
is very different, confuting wholly of mountains, totally
barren and rocky; and this difference gives the Cape the appearance
of an iflahd.
1770.
March.
At
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At fun-fet, the fouthermoft land in fight bore due fouth, *77»
diftant about five or fix leagues’; and as this is the weftermoft
point of land upon the whole coaft, I called it W e s t C a p e .
It lies aboutthree leagues to the fouthward of Dufky Bay, in
the latitude of 45“ 54' S. and in the longitude of 1930 17' W.
The land of this Cape is of a moderate height next the fea,
and has nothing remarkable about it, except a very white
fcliff, two Or three leagues to the fouthward of i t : to the
fouthward of it alfo the land trends away to the S. E. and to
the northward it trends N. N. E.
Having brought to for the night, we made fail along the Wednef. 14»-
fhore at four in the morning, in the direction of N. E. 4 N.
with a moderate breeze at S. S.E. At noon, our latitude, by
obfervation, was 45° 13 S. At this time, being about a
league and an half from the fhore, we founded, but had no
ground with feventy fathom: we had juft paffed a fmall narrow
opening in land, where there feemed to be a very fafe
and convenient harbour, formed by an ifland, which lay in
the middle of the opening at eaft. The opening lies in latitude
45° 16'S. and on the land behind it are mountains, the
fummits of which were covered with fnow, that appeared to
have been recently fallen ; and indeed for two days paft we
had found the weather very cold. On each fide the entrance
of the opening, the land rifles almoft perpendicularly from
the fea to a ftupendous height, and this indeed was the reafon
why I did not carry the fhip into it, for no wind could
blow there but right in, or right out, in the direftion of
either eaft or weft, and I thought it by no means advifable
to put into a place whence I could not have got out but With
a wind which experience had taught me did not blow more
than one day in a month. In this, however, I aflted contrary
to the opinion of fome perfons on board, who in very
ftrong