Pyftier Vgasjaaj; Here, he found wood,, watery and fifh, in
great abundance. It has two outlets, and. lies, north» s
httl$ eaftsriy, diftant 34: nples from fowth-eafternnooft
ifland* or. point, feen, from, Adventure Ray.
AdwentwP Bay i s n eopyenient, and« fafe place for t^xf
number of fhips to take in wood anjf water, drtfing the
fummer months': but" in the winter, when theftotherly
winds are ftrong, the furf, on all parts; of the flhore, makes
theflandipg exceedingly troublefome.. The bay of Frederick.
Henry may, perhaps,, be found preferable, as it.appe^s
to he, equally eg% of aqcefs.. The foundings In Adventure
Bay are very regular: near the weft fhore, are. fopne
patches of weed, but no- Ihoal or danger, the depth on
them being from five to nine fathoms.
C H A P . V.
Rocky IJlands discovered.— See the IJland Mttitea, and arrive
at Otabeite.— Ship cronded by the Natives*
.dteqr^iiSbe- .dand, we fleered stewards the 17531
E 5 ^ it being my intentidn to pafs to the fouth-
ward of New Zealand, as I expe£ted in that route to meet *
with conftant wefterly winds; in which, however, I was
difappointed, dfor they proved variable, and frequently
from the eaft ward blowing ftrong, with thick mifty weather.
The thermometer varied from 41 to 46 degrees.
■ *On the 14th, at nhon, We were- in 490 2,4' S latitude, and Sunday 14.
in i 68“ 3"E longitude, which is on the fame .ujeridian
'With the' fouth end o f New Zealand. We altered our
rcourie, fleering tto the northward o f eaft, and frequently, .
faw rock-weed, which f fnppd&d to have drifted frdm
New Zealand. The fea nowbeeame rougher, ifkom our
being expofed to a long:fwell, which came from the N E.
On the 19th, at day-light, we difto vered a clufter of fmall Friday sj»
rocky iflands, bearing eaft by north four leagues diftant from
us. We had.feen nobirdsjorariy thing to indicate the ifear- i
nefsof land,except patches ofrook-weed, for-whiCh thewd-
cinity of New Zealand jfufficiently accounted. -SEbe wind
being at N E prevented our near approach to theft ifles; .ft»
rihat Iwe were nfobldfs rthan': three lei^afesxliiftant' in-.pafliug - ■ •
to the Southward ofthem. The weather weas too thick to
fee diftinftly :• their extent was only. 31,- miles from eaft:
to