which we then faw at a confiderable diftance, feemed to be an ifland, having a great
opening between it and the land which we had palled before:; but, the captaindefign-
ing to go round, we fleered for the fouth point, hoping it was the laft. This large
opening we named South-Eaft Bay; on the N. W. fide of which there is a fmall
long iiland, that we called Bench Ifland, We flood out to fea, but, meeting with
contrary winds, we beat to windward for a confiderable time: at. length, the wind
coming fair, we fleered wefterly, and, unexpectedly, fonnd ourfelves between two
largefhoals, which had fome rocks upon them; but we fortunately efcaped them.
We called thefe fhoals The Traps. Toward night, we got fo far round as. to make
the point bear'N.N. E. and then we faw fome kind of fluff upon it that glittered
very much, but could not difeover what it was compofed of. This day the weather
was more moderate than it had been for many days; and being one of the inferior
officers birth day, it was celebrated by a peculiar kind of feflival; a dog was killed
that had been bred on board; the hind quarters were roafied; and apye was made
of the fore quarters, into the cruft of which they put the fat; and of the vifcera they
made a haggis.
On the icth, we ftood out a confiderable way to fea ; and, on the I ith. in the
morning, fetched the land, and approached near it. It had the appearance of a
duller of iflands, or a bay with a large break, being divided by a number of
valleys and peaked hills, many of which were pretty well covered with wood, and
had fome fnow on the tops of them; but we faw no figns of inhabitants. We
called this bay South-Wefl Bay, near which lies a fmall ifland, that we named
Solander’s Ifle. Having contrary winds we were driven back as far as 47" 4 fouth
latitude; but, the wind coming round again, we fleerednorth-wefterly, and made
a point of land, which we named the Weft Cape. We went round this cape; on
the N.E. fide of which there isafmall bay; we called it Dulky Bay; and the N.
W. point of it we called Five Fingers Point, about which we faw feveral rocks.'
On the 13 th, we failed along the weftern coaft with a very brifk breeze from
the fouth. The land appeared very romantic, having mountains piled on mountains
to an amazing height; but they feemed to be uninhabited. We faw the
appearance of fome good harbours, one of which, larger than the reft, we
called
called Doubtful Harbour; but night coming on we did not venture info any of
them.
On the 14th, we failed along fhore with a pleafant breeze; the land tofe immediately
from the water’s edge to a very great height. Some of the higheft hills
were covered with fnow, and the others with wood ; but we faw no figns of inhabitants.
We palled feveral breaks in the land, which might be good harbours,
but we did not enter into any of them. We faw, this day, a great number of
albatrofles.
On the 16th, having a breeze, we failed along the fhore of the land we had
paffed the day before, which appeared as wild and romantic as can be conceived.
Rocks and mountains, whofe tops were covered with fnow, rofe in view one above
another from the water’s edge : and thofe near the fhore were cloathed with wood,
as well as fome of the valleys between the hills, whofe fummits reached the clouds.
We faw a break in the land which we thought might be a good harbour, but it
proved only a fmall open bay, we therefore called it Miftaken Bay. As we failed
along we paffed a broken point, that had a flat top, from which the water poured
down into the fea, and formed three grand natural cafcades. This point we named
Cafcades Point. On the N. E. fide of it there was a bay which we called
Open Bay.
On the 20th, we met with contrary winds, which carried us away to the weft-
ward; but, the wind coming favourable again, we refumed our former courfe, and
came up with a head of land which we named Cape Foul Wind.
On the 24th, we faw a point of land which we called Rock’s Point, and foora
after met with a Cape ; and, when we got round it, found ourfelves. in a large
bay, but did not anchor in it. The land tended away to the S. E, and, at the bottom
of the bay, there is probahly a river. We continued our courfe to the S. E.
and came up with a large traft of land ftretching a good way from the main to a
point, near which there is a fmall ifland. We named this point Cape Stephens ;,
and the ifland Stephens Ifle. Having weathered the point we found ourfelves in a
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