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1770. in the pinnace to examine as much of the bay as my time
March. . . - « _ — » would admit-
Friday 30. • . > • ,
After rowing about two leagues up it, I went alnore upon
a point of land on the weftem fide, and having climbed a
hill, I faw the weftem arm of this bay ruri in S. W. by W.
about five leagues farther, yeti could not d'ifcever the end of
i t : there appeared to be feveral other inlets, or at leaf! fmall
bays, between this and the north- weft head of Queen Ghar-
lotte’s Sound, in each o f which, I make no doubt, there is
anchorage and flicker, as they are all covered from the fea
wind by the iflands which lie without them. The/ land
about this bay, as far as I could fee of it,, i-s of a-hilly fur-
face, chiefly covered with trees, Ihrubs, and fern, which
render travelling; difficult, and fatiguing; . In this excurfionT
was accompanied by MrcBanks and Dr. Solander, who found
feveral new plants. We met withiome huts, which fecmed
to have been long defected,, but faw no inhabitants. Mr.
Banks examined feveral of the ftones that lay upon the
beach, which were full of veins,, and had a mineral appearance
; but he did not difcover any,thing, in them which he
knew to be ore: if he had had an opportunity to examine
any of the bare rocks, perhaps he might have been more
fortunate. He was alfo of opinion that what I had taken for
marble in another place,.was a mineral fubftance ; and that,,
confidering the correfpondence of latitude between this place
and South America, it was not improbable but; that, by a
proper examination, fomethihg very valuable, might be
found.
At my return in the evening,-1 found all the wood and
water on board, and the lhip ready for the fea ; I refolved
therefore to. quit, the country, and return home by fuch ,a
route as might be o f moft advantage to the fervice.; and
upon
upon this fubjeft tbok the opinion of my officers. I had 177^
myfelf a ftrong defire to return by Gape Horn, beeaufe that — |— j
would have enabled me finally to-determine, whether there Fnda5'3°-.
is or is not a fouthern continent ; but againft this it was a-
fufficient objeffion that we muft have kept in a high fouthern
latitude in-the very depth of winter, with a vefiel which
was not thought fuffieient for the undertaking; and the
fame reafon was urged againft our proceeding dire&ly for
the Gape of Good Hope, with ftill more force, beeaufe no
difeovery o f moment could be hoped foi in that rout ; it whs
therefore refolved that we fhould return by the Eaft Indies’,
and that with this view we fhould, upon leaving, the coalf,
fleer weftward, till we fhould fall in with; the ,eaft coaft of
New Holland, and then follow the.direction; of that coaft to
the northward, till We ffiould arrive at; jitscnorthern. extremity
; but if that fhould be found impracticable, it was further
refolved that we fhould endeavour to fall in with the:
land, or iflands, faid to have been difeov-ered by Quiros..
With this view, at break of day on Saturday the 31ft of Saturday-jn.
March 1770, we got under fail, and put to fea, with the advantage
of a frefh gale at S. E. and clear weather, taking our
departure from the eaftern point, which we had feen at noon
on the 23d, and to which,, on this occafion, I gave the. name
of C a p e F a r e w e l l .
The bay out of which we had juft failed! called A dmiralty-
B a y , giving the name of C a p e St e ph e n s to the north weft
point, and of C a p e Ja ck so n to the fouth eaft, after the two-
gentlemen who at this time were Secretaries to the Board.
Admiralty Bay may eafily be known by the ifland that has;
been juft mentioned, which lies two miles N. E. of Gape Stephens,
in latitude 40° 37' S. longitude 185° 6' W. and is of a-
confiderable.height, Between this ifland and Cape Earewell,
2 which