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wind favoured us to get in, ' North Star' tailed on the 

 harbour spit, and remained one tide. We all had our 

 taste of beating into Lievely. Had all this happened to 

 raw hands, it would have been clear enough, but we had 

 too many surveyors accustomed to greater difficulties. 

 The undertow must have been the cause, by the strong 

 wind from the eastward forcing the water through the 

 channel on the east, at the same moment as the flood 

 was making high water on the surface from the west. 

 One decided point in my own mind was the want of 

 rake to our mizenmast. This I had strongly urged be- 

 fore leaving "Woolwich, but it was not complied with. I 

 now insisted on its being done : the result has proved 

 that I was right. 



Having all the Squadron now securely moored in this 

 beautiful little harbour none under the length of any five 

 hundred ton ship I began to reflect how any one could 

 venture to waste time by frequenting the Whalefish Is- 

 lands, when such a complete refuge as Lievely could be 

 gained, with a civilized Governor, clad at least with re- 

 spectable clothing, and gentlemanly in manners, and where 

 every other accommodation which a port should afford 

 was to be obtained. Port charges might prevent the 

 generality of whaling ships from entry, but this could 

 not influence vessels of war. Referring to Sir E. Parry's 

 remarks, I notice that he only visited this port in his 

 boat in 18 24, and, unless he sounded it, or consulted 

 the pilots, could hardly be supposed to know its capa- 

 city. He considers it excellent for small vessels, but nar- 

 row for ships of three hundred or four hundred tons. I 

 should be very glad of such a harbour for three sail 



