February. CaPe PalIifer and CaPe Tierawitte is high and makes in
s'^TT^ table-points ; it alfo feemed to us to form two bays, but we
‘ were at too great a diftance from this part of the coaft, to
judge accurately from appearances. The wind having been
variable, with calms, we had advanced no farther by the
Monday ia. 12th at noon than latitude 41’ 52', Cape PalIifer then bearing
north, diftant about five leagues ; and the fnowy mountain
S. 83 W.
jTuefday .3. At noon on the 13th, we found ourfelves in the latitude of
42° 2 S.; Cape PalIifer bearing N. 20 E. diftant eight leagues.
In the afternoon, a frefh gale fprung up at N. E. and we
fleered S. W. by W. for the fouthermoft land in fight, which
at funfet bore from us S. 74 W. At this time the variation
was 13” 4' E.
Wodn«r. 14. At eight o’clock in the morning of the 14th, having run
one and twenty leagues S. 58 W. fince the preceding noon, it
fell calm. We. were then abreaft of the fnowy mountain
which bore from us N. W. and in this direction lay behind a
mountainous ridge of nearly the fame height, which rifes
direfUy from the fea, and runs parallel with the ihore, which
lies N. E. 7 N. and S. W. i S. The north weft end o f the ridge
rifes inland, not far from Cape Campbell; and both the
mountain and the ridge are diftindtly feen as well from Cape
Koamaroo as Cape PalIifer : from Koamaroo they are diftant
two and twenty leagues S. W. 2 S.; and from Cape PalIifer
thirty leagues W. S. W .; and are of a height fufficient to be
feen at a much greater diftance. At noon this day, we were
in latitude 42° 34' S. The fouthermoft land in fight bore
S. W.2 W .; and fome low land that appeared like an iiland,
and lay clofe under the foot of the ridge, bore N. W. by N.
about five or fix leagues.
In
In the afternoon, when Mr. Banks was out in the boat a >77°- February.
fhooting, we faw, with our glaffes, four double canoes, hav- e_—v~-j
ing on board fifty-feven men, put off from that Ihore, and
make towards him: we immediately made fignals for him
to come on board; but the fhip, with refped to him, being
right in the wake of the fun, he did not fee them. We were
at a confiderable diftance from the Ihore, and he was at a
confiderable diftance from the fhip, which was between him
and the Ihore ; fo that, it being a dead calm, I began to be
in fome pain for him, fearing that he might not fee the canoes
time enough to reach the fhip before they Ihould get up
with him: foon after, however, we faw .his boat in motion,.
and had the pleafure to take him on board before the Indians
came up, who probably had not feen him, as their attention
feemed to be wholly fixed upon the fhip. They came within
about a Hone’s caft, and then flopped, gazing at us with a
look of vacant aftonilhment: Tupia exerted all his eloquence *
to prevail upon them to come nearer, but without any effett.
After Purveying us for fome time, they left us, and made
towards the Ihore; but had not meafured more than half the
diftance between that and the fhip before it was dark. We
imagined that thefe people had heard nothing of us, and
could not but remark the different behaviour and difpofitions
of the inhabitants of the different parts of this coaft upon
their firft approaching the veffel. Thefe kept aloof with a
mixture of timidity and wonder; others had immediately
commenced hoftilities, by pelting us with ftones: the gentleman
whom we had found alone, filhing in his boat, feemed
to think us entirely unworthy of his notice; and fome, al-
moft without invitation, had come on board with an air: o f
perfedt'confidence and good-will. From the; behaviour"bf
our laft vifitors, 1 gave the land from which they had put
V ol. III. t f - B off,