ihaped like a fu g a r - lo a f; the other, w hich is farther inland;
does not appear fo high-, and is flat at the top. T o the
North o f the bay, are three very eonfpicuous mountains r
the WeftCrnmoft is, to appearance, the h ig h e ft ; the next ia
the •volcano mountain, w h ich may be kn own from the fmoke
that ifliies from its top, and libewife from fome h igh table-*
hills conneited with it, and ftretching to the Northward :
thefe two are fomewhat peaked. The third, and the moft
Northerly, might perhaps be more properly called a d u lle r
o f mountains, as it prefents to the fight feveral flat tops;
When the navigator has got within the Capes, and'into«
the outward bay, a perpendicular- headland, w ith a ligh t—-
houfe eredted upon it; w ill point out the entrance o f the bay
o f Awatlka to the Northward. To’ the Eallward o f this
head-land-lie many funken rocks, ftretching into the fea, tor-
the diftance o f two o r three m i le s ; and which w ill fh ew
themfelves, i f there be but a moderate- fea or fwell. Four
miles to the South o f the entrance lies a fmall round iflandj
ve ry diftinguiihable- from being principally compofed o f
h ig h pointed rocks, with one o f them ftrikin gly remarkable,
as being much larger, more peaked and perpendicular;.
than the reft.
It is no w a y neceflary to be equally particular in the de-
fcription o f the bay itfelf, as o f its approaches and environs
fince no words can* giv e the mariner fo perfeft an idea o f it,
as the annexed plan. From this it will' appear, that the
entrance is at firft near three miles wide, and in thenarrow-
eft part one mile and a half, and four miles long, in a
North North Weft direction. Within the mouth is a noble
bafon o f twenty-five miles circuit, with the capacious harbours
o f Tarcinika to the Weft, o f Rakoweena to the
Eaft,
Eaft, and the fmall one o f St. Peter and St. Paul, where w e pf ^ r_
day, to the North. 1— v
Tarcinika harbour is about three miles in breadth, and
twe lve in len g th ; it ftretches to the Eaft South Eaft, and is
feparated from the fea, at the bottom, by a narrow neck o f
land. T h e road into this harbour is perfectly free from
rocks or Ihoals. We had never lefs than feven fathoms
water, as far as our furvey extended ; for we were not
able to g e t to the bottom o f .the- harbour on .account o f
.the; ice.
T h e harbour o f Rakoweena would deferve the preference
over the other two, i f its entrance were not impeded b y a
ihoal ly in g in the middle o f the ch an n e l; which, in general,
w ill make it neceflary to warp in, unlefs there be a lead in g
wind. It is from one mile to h a lf a mile in width, and
three miles long, running at firft in a South Eaft, and afterward
in an Eafterly diredtion. Its depth is from thirteen to
three fathoms.
St. Peter and St. Paul’s is one o f the moft convenient little
harbours I ever faw. It w ill hold conveniently h a lf a dozen
fliips, moored head and ftern ; and is fit for g iv in g them any
kind o f repairs. T h e .South fide is formed b y a low fandy
neck, exceedingly narrow, on w h ich the ojlrog is b u ilt ; and
whofe point may almoft be touched by ihips go in g i n ;
h a vin g three fathoms water clofe in with it. In the mid
channel, which is no more than two hundred and feventy-
eight feet acrofs, there is fix fathoms .and a h a l f ; the
deepeft water within is feven fath om s ; and in every part
over a muddy bottom. We found fome inconvenience from
the toughnefs o f the ground, w hich conftantly broke the
meflenger, and gave us a great deal o f trouble in g e ttin g up
S f a the