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table form; an !a p p e a rslik e ^ ^ e re does not appear
to- be an harbour-here^ but'vessels*may find shelter under Cape
Northumberland from'N. a n d 'N .^ iW . winds, as also between
Cape-‘Banks-and it-from the-E. winds. - The shore is in general
a flati'sandy beach, the sea' , at- present making no breach
upon i t -]
j$j^‘h*4th. As we stood afpng the'shbresteering E. saw the land,
as;far aswefcoiild '$<£&}■*«beating ‘E . hauled close up for if.
This forming a .'conspicuous Cape I named ‘ it Bridgewater, in
hOnour of^the Duke of that title:'. At \sefk©y$ little-wind and
■heavy'sea. The shore» is a- sandy bea&hf front' where' we made
t i e land to this Cape,*' and- fflatlandje^veredywlth bu sh ^ ^ an d
large woods inland.!'*.! 'Einding we could 'not weather Cajfe
Bridgewater,* 'lacked oce^sibnally, and 'got- four'oars on the lee
aide,- which wpre employed all night. Baffling light winds from
S. SfW. to-S'-E. withA'heavy swell. At day-break-in the morn-
-ihg’we'-Weathered the'Cape six.ori sSwen'-'miles,' when; another
Cape appeared bearing <E’. by-N'2 abo u fffltltfeif1 or sixfpen miles
-dfet'ant^* forming With Cape Bridgewater a -very'd’eep-bay, ‘aim
toiaippearance^had shelter for andhdrafge} thoughimuch heavy
swell. /Theriand appeared beautiful, rising gradually, - and
coveted with wood. a Being anxious to examine Avhether it was
safe to venture in or not, and apprehensivevWeieould' not . clear
the "shore, I ordered* a*boat out, and took,-two hands with me
1 arjsi’dd. At this; time there was. but little ‘wind,* but much sea
and gloomy weather. , After getting inishore afyout five' miles,
i we found there was not any shelter'fromS., winds,- the wafifcr
very deej), and apparently the same all the way!i®£ The vessel
had now hove to With a fresh wind at W. S.-W. and being te |y
likely to blow with rain,' we put-back i The wind',-however, did
not stand. While near shore Wp^aw plainly several fires. The
sea being, still very heavy and no wind; we got the launch ahead
to