well in with the land all along the coaft, in order to examine ereiy
place where there was a probability of finding inhabitants. In the
afternoon the breeze frefhened, and at fix o clock we law a fine entrance,
bearing Eaft North Eaft, on which we fhortened fail, and
flood in for it. On our approaching nearer in with the land, the
channel a-head had the appearance of a river from the North ; but
the tide letting flrongly out of it, and the wind fhifting to the
Northward, we flood into a fine harbour, which now opened to
the South Eaft. At the entrance we had foundings from fifty to
fixty fathom water, over a rocky bottom ; but as we advanced farther
in, the foundings leflened to twenty-one fathom, with mud„
on which we came to an anchor, being compleatly land-locked, and
within mufquet fhot of the fhore, both to the Southward and
Northward.
Though this appeared a tnoft eligible fpot for the natives to take
up their abode in, yet no people were to be feen. On this, a four
pounder was fired in the evening, in order to excite the curiofity o£
the inhabitants, if there fhould be any within hearing.
The morning of the 24th was very fine, but no Indians to bfe
•feen, on which the whale-boat was hoifted out, and Captain Dixort
went in her,to look for inhabitants, in the adjacent creeks and harbours.
A paffage up a corner of the bay, to the Eaftward of our
Ration, was the place which firft engaged his' attention: he re-
' turned from thence about twelve o’clock, but without fuccefs.
The creek run a confiderable diftance in land, and .terminated at
•the foot of a mountain, from whence it received a copious fupply
o f frefh water, occafioned by the heat of the fun melting the fnow
on the tops of the mountains, and which now had fuch power as to
fupply a conftant rivulet.
B | Near