5 ^j0 ? At t h * tte r e e f bore :& 56c( Wji (two mites ; aad; we
' ^ S T ' fcad'unequal foundings, '■with a great fea in this fitua-
.Cfeobef.. tion, oocafioned by the overfalls and ftrong current;
After running in the direction ,of N. 41° W.Jgfihjfos&fr
from I h., we Sverc! well over on the Corcau. coall r
the extremes extending from N. 3&° E; to §. 67° ?W. ;
an opening, to the N, W. about: three rodes ; ,hod the
ifland. of Txima, from South to S.2S°E.eightt or nine
leagues. The night was moderate, . and we plied
under cafy fail. At day-tight we found the cnrfent
had let us eonfiderabiy to the. ,£. N. E. We made
fail to the weftward. As we drew in with the land
we obferved feveral villages fcattered along the there.
The coaft was much broken, and appeared likely to
afiord fhelter; and the.external view was no,t the,
' woft favourable, prefenting rather an inhofpitable
profpedt.
At noon we had dark gloomy weather, and our
fituation with reffwxft to the land the fame as laft
evening-. Two bays were open to u& bearing $&$$$
W. and N,€&° W.; a rock, S, 70° W.
i4th. Light breezes and rainy weather. Soon after noon
we faw fame fifhing boats, and prevailed upon one
of them, to come on, board. By figns we underffood
2 . the
the opening to the N. W. as moft eligible, and we c HAp.
bore up for it. Off the north point of entrance we PZpffif
faw fome ftupendous g black rocks (detached fonae ©aobcr.
diftance from the fhore; we paffed within half a
cable’s length of them, canying .30 fathoms, muddy
bpttom; and gradually afterwards flioaled.our water
to 1% 10, and d fatbpms.
In the entrance on the fouth fide is a high rocky
ifland. To the North of it is a fandy bay, where we
obferved a large village, and cultivations furrounding
i t ;: abd to the weftward, through the rain and miff,
wb jaw feveral fcattered rocks, which induced us to i
turn t6 windward for : the fandy b a y a n d before dark
we came to an anchor, in four fathoms water, fandy
bottom» half a mile from the Chore.
I t continued raining without, intermiffion till daylight,
when we had fair and pleafant weather, with the
wind from the N. W. quarter. The. fea was open to
us from the South to S. 23° E . ; and in the- angle we
faw very diftin&ly the ifland qfTzima, at ten leagues
diftance. ^
Early in the morning wewere furrounded by boats
full of men, women, and! children, fhpfe cnriofity had
u n brought