Nootka, Captain Meares, which chart was put into my
hands by Mr. Rofs, Chief Mate, and the track is marked
with a dotted line. From Cape Douglas to Cook’s River,
and as far to the Southward and Eaftward as Port-
lock’s Harbour, is laid down from Captain Portlock’s and
my own furvey ; and here we differ in feveral places from
the general Chart of Captain Cook.
From Portlock’ s Harbour as far Southward as Beres-
ford’s Idle, is-entirely laid down from my own furvey.
The unfhaded part of the chart, from Woody Point
round to Cape Cox, is taken from two charts which Mr.
Cox very obligingly favoured me with ; the one by Captain
Guife, Commander of the fnow Experiment; the
other by Captain Hanna, Commander of the fnow Sea-
Otter ; and from Point Breakers South, is from a chart ‘
by Captain Berkley, Commander of the Imperial Eagle.
It yet remains for me to befpeak the candour and indulgence
of the reader, in perufing the following Work,
as it was written by a perfon on board the Queen Charlotte,
who has been totally unufed to literary purfuits, and
equally fo to a fea-faring life. However, to obviate any
objection that might poflibly arife from his deficiency in
1 nautical
nautical knowledge, I have been particularly carefi.il in
correcting that part of the Work, and by way of Appendix,
have given every thing of the kind which, in my opinion,
can be any way interefting to a feaman ; as alfo a.
fhort fketch o f the few fubjects we have met with in
Natural Hiftory, that are likely to engage the attention of
the curious ; and I hope that a plain narrative of faEls,.
written at the time when the different occurrences happened,
will prove interefting, though deficient in fmooth-
nefs of language, or elegance of compofition.
G. D.