Monday
"Tucfday g,
W-ednef. 10.
Thurfdayu.
.Friday 12.
life o f fu ch means as may arife fo r the re g a in in g his lo ll
confequence. But I ih a ll have occafion to fpeak more particu
la r ly on this fubjeCt in the next chapter ; in w hich the
heft account w ill be given, w h ich w e w ere able to colleCt,
o f the political ftate o f thofe countries.
On the 8th, at nine in the morning, w e weigh ed, and
failed toward O n e eh eow ; and, at three in the afternoon,
anchored in twenty fathoms water, n ea rly on the fame fpot
a s in the year 1778. We moored w ith the other anchor in
twenty-fix fathoms water. T h e h ig h bluff, oh the South
end o f the ifland, bore Eaft South Eaft ; the North point o f
the road, North h a lf Eaft ; and a b lu ff h ead to the South o f
it, North Eaft b y North. D u rin g the n ight, w e had a ftrong
g a le from the Eaftward ; and, in the morn in g o f the 9th,
found the {hip had driven a w h o le cable’s len gth, and
b rou ght both anchors almoft ahead. We fhortened in the
beft bower c a b le ; but the wind b low in g too frefh to u n moor,
w e were obliged to remain this and the two fo llow in
g days, w ith the anchors ftill ahead.
On the 12th, the weather be in g moderate, the mafter was
fent to the North Weft fide o f the ifland, to lo ok fo r a more
convenient place for anchoring. He returned in the^even-
in g, h a vin g found, clofe round the Weft point o f the road
where we now lay, w h ich is alfo the Wefternmoft point o f
th e ifland, ,a fine bay, w ith good anchorage, in eighteen fa thoms
water, a c le a r fandy bottom, not a mile from the
beach, on w hich the fu r f beats, but not fo as to hinder
landing. T h e direction o f the points o f the bay were North
b y Eaft, and South b y We ft; and, in that line, the foundin
g s feven, e ight, and nine fathoms. On the North fide
o f the bay was a fmall v illa g e ; and a quarter o f a mile to
the
the Eaftward w ere fo u r fm a ll w e lls o f good w a te r ; th e »779-
March.
road to them level, and fit fo r ro llin g cafks. Mr. B ligh '---- ,—
went afterward fo fa r to the North as to fatisfy h im fe lf,
that Oreehoua was a feparate ifland from O n e eh eow ; and'
that there was a paflage between them;, w h ich , before, w e
on ly conjectured to exift.
In the afternoon w e hoifted in a ll the boats, and- m ad e
ready fo r g o in g to fea in the mo rn in g.
C H A P .