234 cook's second voyage oct, 



wind increased in such a manner as to bring us un- 

 der our courses; it also veered to S. W. and S. S. W., 

 and was attended with rain. 



At nine in the morning on the 23d, the sky began 

 to clear up, and the gale to abate, so that we could 

 carry close-reefed top-sails. At eleven o'clock we 

 were close in with Cape Turnagain, when we tacked 

 and stood off; at noon the said Cape bore west a 

 little northerly, distant six or seven miles. Latitude 

 observed 41 30' south. Soon after, the wind falling 

 almost to a calm, and flattering ourselves that it would 

 be succeeded by one more favourable, we got up an- 

 other top-gallant mast, rigged top-gallant yards, and 

 loosed all the reefs out of the top-sails. The event 

 was not equal to our wishes. The wind, indeed, 

 came something more favourable, that is, at W. by N., 

 with which we stretched along shore to the south- 

 ward ; but it soon increased in such a manner, as to 

 undo what we had but just done, and at last stripped 

 us to our courses, and two close-reefed top-sails, un- 

 der which sails we continued all night. About day- 

 light the next morning, the gale abating, we were 

 again tempted to loose out the reefs, and rig top- 

 gallant yards, which proved all lost labour ; for, by 

 nine o'clock, we were reduced to the same sail as 

 before. Soon after, the Adventure joined us ; and at 

 noon Cape Palliser bore west, distant eight or nine 

 leagues. This Cape is the northern point of Eahei- 

 nomauwe. We continued to stretch to the south- 

 ward till midnight, when the wind abated and shifted 

 to S. E. Three hours after, it fell calm, during which 

 we loosed the reefs out, with the vain hopes tiiat the 

 next wind which came would be favourable. We 

 were mistaken ; the wind only took this short repose, 

 in order to gain strength, and fall the heavier upon 

 us. For at rive o'clock in the morning, being the 

 25th, a gale sprung up at N. W., with which we 

 stretched to S. W. : Cape Palliser, at this time, bore 

 N. N. W., distant eight or nine leagues. The wind 



