faked provifions, bread flour, rum, and tobaccO, all of which were accepted
with teftimonies of the mod grateful fatisfaftion.
The cutter that had attended Mr. Johnftone being now at leifure, I
employed the. three following days in taking afketch o f the harbour, and
its adjacent fhorfes. During this interval the bowfprit was got in, and
the Ihip in all other refpefts made ready for fea the inftant the other
boat party (hould return.
About noon on funday Mr. Whidbey arrived, having completed the
talk allotted to his labours, fo that by the joint exertions o f the two
parties, the furvey of this fpaciotis inlet had been fully accom-
plilhed.
In his paflage towards the fouth-weft point of the found Mr. Whidbey
vifited two bays on the Ihores of Montagu ifland, one named by
Mr. PortloCk HunningsV bay, the other M’Leod’s harbour. ■ The
anchorage in thefe he rep’refentS as being Very much expofed,
and conftituting nothing more than flopping places in navigating this
channel. The points df both ought not to‘be approached too near, as
lurking rocks arelituated at lomediftance from them. In crofling from
Montagu ifland to the fouth-weft point of the found, much broken land
was pafled, and confidered to be a duller-of high rugged iflands. This
conjefture was afterwards found to be well formed, as alfo that the poiht
to which I have given the name of G a p e P u g e t , was on the rhain land
of the peninfula. This cape is lituated in latitude 59° 55', longitude 212°
OjV and forms the weft point of a branch of the found leading to the
northward; which I named P o r t B a i n b r i d 'g e . Its oppofite point,
which Ica ll P o i n t E l r i n g t o n , is the fouth-wefternmoft part of the
above high rugged duller of iflands, lying from it eaft, five miles dif-
tant. This is a high, fteep, barren promontory of fmall extent, con-
netted to the ifland near it by a narrow illhmus, Which at that time was
covered with different kinds of fea fowl. On the fame fide of the port
in aN .N .w . direftion, about five miles from point Elrington, is P o i n t
P y k e , rendered remarkable by its fugar-loaf form. Between thefe
points are fome bays, and a large opening leading to the norlh-eaft,
with many rocks about the Ihores juft above water ; but the "oppofite
or weftern fide of the port is compact, although fomewhat indented
• with
with fmall bays .and coves. To the north o f point Pyke is a tole- >794-
rably well-fheltered bay, furrounded on all fides by lofty abrupt fnowy 1--- v—
mountains; and to the north of this was a fecond bay, .and a narrow
opening leading to the north-eaft. The furvey .was continued on the
weftern fhore, in a channel in a northerly • direftion, and between two
and three miles wide.. On the 28th of may the, party relied in a fmall
cove; the night as well as the day was extremely unpleafant, the wind
having'conftantly blown a ftrong gale from the N. n . e ., with cold rainy
weather. The next morning a great fwell rolled from the ocean up the
port, which terminated fix miles from their laft fteeping.,place in the latitude
o f 60° 13V, longitude 212° 12V by. a fmall traft of low land ; off
which, as well, as its weftern;lhore„lie fome rocks and rocky illets., On thefe,
although at the diftance of eighteen, miles from the entrance of the port,
and the.wind blowing nearly in,a direft- line ;do,wn the channel, the fea
brokewith fuch violence:,as rendered landing., dangerous. Here, they
were met by a folitary. Indian, who accompanied them back along the
eaftern fide of port Bainbridge. This fhpre,was found to be compaft,
until they reached the north point of the narrow opening before noticed,
which.I have called P o i n t W a t e r s ,; lying in a direftion from the head
o f the port s. 15, E., diftant 8 miles; having fome rocks and breakers before
it. Thefe they pafled, and continued their refearches up the opening which
took a direftion N. go e . ; where, having advanced about 5 miles, the tur-
bulency of the weather obliged them to feek fome fecure retreat, and on
reaching, a fmall indifferent cove on the northern fide, the party flopped,
and, were with difficulty' able to ereft one fmall tent,.and to make a
fire. The violence o f die ftorm here was equal to what was experienced
by Mr.. Johnftone and his party. It detained Mr. Whidbey until the
ill of june, but its.greateft force during his excurfion was ahout noon on
the. preceding day, when a very heavy gull brought down from a confi-
derable height on the fide o f the mountains, which are dteep.to he: water’s
edge,. an immenfe mafs-of earth, trees, and frozen fnow. This was.,attended
by a moll tremendous noife, and took place at a diftance not
■ exceeding an hundred yards from the fpot where the whole, party was
aflembled. I t was whilft . they were detained here that the.accident had
■ -V o l . III. A a happened,