Ottober were difmiffed. It was evident thefe people had not
1-—.----1 forgot the Endeavour being on their'coaft;Thurlday si. , , r - for the firft
words they lpoke to us were, Mcit&ou no te povu po^w (we are
afraid of the guns). As they could be no ftrangers to the affair
which happened off Cape Kidnapper in my former
voyage, experience had taught them to have fome regard to
thefe inftruments of death.
As foon as they were gone, we ftretched off to the fouth-
ward, the wind having now veered to the W. S. W. In the
afternoon it increafed to a frefh gale, and blew in fqualls ;
in one of which we loft our fore-top gallant maft, having
carried the fail a little too long. The fear of lofing the land
induced me to carry as much fail as poffible. At feven in the
Friday za. morning, we tacked and ftretched in fhore, Cape Turnagain,
at this time, bore about N. W. 4 N , diftant fix or feven
leagues. The Adventure, being a good way to leeward, we
fuppofed, did not obferve the fignal, but flood on; confe-
quently was feparated from us. During the night (which
was fpent in plying) the wind increafed in fuch a manner
as to bring us under our courfes; it alfo veered to S. W. and
S. S. W., and was attended with rain.
Saturday z3. At nine in the morning on the 23d, the Iky began to clear
up, and the gale to abate, fo that we could carry clofe-
reefed top-fails. At eleven o’clock we were clofe in with
Cape Turnagain, when we tacked and flood off; at noon
the faid Cape bore Weft a little northerly, diftant fix or feven
miles. Latitude obferved 41°' 30' South. Soon after, the
wind falling almoft to a calm, and flattering ourfelves that
it would be fucceeded by one more favourable, we got up
another top gallant-maft, rigged top-gallant-yards, and loofed
all the reefs out of the top-fails. The event was not equal
to
our wifhes. The wind, indeed, came fomething more fa- o>77jj-
vourable, that is, at W. by N., with which we ftretched along ■ — j
fhore to'the fouthward ; but it foon increafed in fuch a man- Sat“rda!' 23'
ner, as to undo what we had but juft done, and at laft
ftripped us to our courfes, and two clofe-reefed top-fails,
under which fails we continued all night. About day-light
the next morning, the gale abating, we were again tempted Sunday 2* *
to loofe out the reefs, and rig top-gallant-yards, which proved
all loft labour 3 for, by nine o’clock, we were reduced to the
fame fail as before. Soon after, the Adventure joined us ;
and at noon Cape Pallifer bore Weft, diftant eight or nine
leagues. This Cape is the northern point of Eaheinomauwe.
We continued to ftretch to the fouthward till midnight,
when the wind abated and fhifted to S. E. Three hours after,,
it fell calm, during which we loofed the reefs out, with the vain
hopes that the next wind which came would be favourable;
We were miftaken ; the wind only took this fhort repofe, in
order to gain ftrength, and fall the heavier upon us. For,
at five o’clock in the morning, being the 25th, a gale fprung Monday 25,
up at N. W. with which we ftretched to S. W. Cape Pallifer, at
this time, bore N. N. W. diftant eight or nine leagues. The
wind increafed in fuch a manner, as obliged us to take in.
One reef after another;: and, at laft, it came on with fuch;
fury, as made it neceflary to take in all our fails with the
utmoft expedition, and to lie to under bare poles. The
fea rofe in proportion with the wind; fo that we had a ter—
rible gale, and a mountainous fea to encounter; Thus,,
after beating up againft a hard gale for two days, and:
arriving juft in fight of our port, we had the mortification to.
be driven off from the land: by a furious ftorm-. Two>
favourable circumftances- attended it, which gave us fome
con folariom;;