'793- o f purfuing the fmall branch leading to the northward. This foon
—----- 1 communicated with a more extenfive channeljiii The length of the narrow
paffage is about half a league, the width fifty yards, and the ihoaled
water 5 fathoms. The larger channel had communication with the fea
by falling into an opening about a league in a fouth-wed dire&ion, and
thence continued nearly north about 3 miles. In this line they purfued
the examination of the continent, through another very narrow channel
that fuddenly widened to three quarters of a mile, and a little further
increafed in width to 2 miles, extending, though fomewhat irregularly,
about N. 15 E. about 28 miles, to an arm leading to the eaflward, whofe
northern point of entrance is in latitude 52° 46^', longitude ,231° 51'.
This arm was not reached before noon on the 14th, when it was found to
extend from the above point about 4\ miles, in nearly an ead dire&ion;
about 2 miles from whence, further to the north-eafl, it terminated. In
general it was about half a mile wide. On the northern fhore of this
arm, fome Indians vifited them without the lead hefitation, attended
them up the arm, and gave our party to underhand that it was doled;
which afterwards proved fo. In returning they paffed near the village of
thefe good people, who having remained with them mofl o f the afternoon,
took their leave, after condu&ing themfelves in a very orderly
and friendly manner. Mr. Johndone defcribes their habitation as confiding
o f only one large dwelling made with broad planks ; the roof covered
with the fame materials, and nearly flat. It was built on the top
o f a precipice againd the fide o f a deep r;ocky cliff, by which means the
accefs to it was rendered difficult; the party did not land, but they
edimated the number o f its inhabitants to, be about feventy or eighty.
They were not vifited by any o f the women; but thofe who were feen
in palling wore the hideous lip ornaments above defcribed. Towards the
evening the weather cleared up, and the night was tolerably fair.
In the morning of the 15th, the examination o f the continental fhore
was continued, and from the above north point of this arm the channel
was found to extend in a dire&ion ns 24 w. about 5 miles, where the larboard
or wedern fhore. formed a fharp point, from whence another, branch
took a dire&ion s. 55 w., and united with that which they had ‘navigated
for
for about 4%miles north; then took a dire&ion n . 70 e ., 4 miles further,
where it terminated in latitude 52° 56§-', longitude 2310 54', forming
fome little bays oh the fouthern fide. In one of thefe they dopped
to breakfad, where finding fome mufcles, a few of the people ate
of them roaded; as had been their ufual pra&ice when any of thefe
fifh were met with; about nine o’clock they proceeded in very rainy
unpleafant weather down the fouth-wederly channel, and about one
landed for the purpofe o f dining. Mr. Johndone was now informed
by Mr. Barrie, that foon after they had quitted the cove, where
they had breakfaded, feveral o f his crew who had eaten of the mufcles
were feized with a numbnefs about their faces and extremities; their whole
bodies were very fhortly affe&ed in the fame manner, attended with fick-
nefs and giddinefs. Mr. Barrie had, when in England, experienced a
fimilar difader, from the fame caufe, and was himfelf indifpofed on the
preferit occafion. ReColle&ing that he had received great relief by violent
perfpiration, he took an oar, and earnedly advifed thofe who were
unwell, viz. John Carter, John M’Alpin, and John Thomas, to ufe their
utmod exertions in pulling, in order to throw themfelves into a profufe
perfpiration; this Mr. Barrie effe&ed in himfelf, and found confiderable
relief; but the indant the boat landed, and their exertions at the oar
ceafed, the three feamen were obliged to be carried on Ihore. One man
only in the Chatham’s boat was indifpofed in a fimilar way. Mr. John-
done entertained no doubt of the caufe from which this evil had arifen,
and having no medical affidance within his reach, ordered warm water to.
be immediately got ready, in the hope, that by copioufiy drinking, the
offending matter might have been removed. Carter attra&ed nearly the
whole of their attention, in deviling every means to afford him relief
by rubbing his temples and body, and applying warm cloths to his
) domach; but all their efforts at length proved ineffe&ual, and beino-
unable to fwallow the warm water, the poor fellow expired about half
an hour, after he was landed. His death was. fo tranquil, that it was.
fome little time before they could be perfe&ly certain of his diffolution.
There was no doubt that this was occalioned by a poifon contained in the
mufcles he had eaten about eight o’clock in the morning; at nine fie fird
found himfelf unwell, and died at half pad one; he pulled his oar until
*793- June.