238 cook's SECOND VOYAGE NOV. 



situation we continued till midnight, when the storm 

 lessened ; and two hours after it fell calm. 



On the 1st of November, at four o'clock in the 

 morning, the calm was succeeded by a breeze from 

 the south. This soon after increased to a fresh gale, 

 attended with hazy rainy weather, which gave us hopes 

 that the N. W. winds were done ; for it must be ob- 

 served, that they were attended with clear and fair 

 weather. We were not wanting in taking immediate 

 advantage of this favourable wind, by setting all our 

 sails, and steering for Cape Campbell, which at noon 

 bore north, distant three or four leagues. 



At two o'clock we passed the Cape, and entered 

 the Strait with a brisk gale a-stern, and so likely to 

 continue that we thought of nothing less than reach- 

 ing our port the next morning. Once more we were 

 to be deceived : at six o'clock, being off Cloudy Bay, 

 our favourable wind was succeeded by one from 

 the north, which soon after veered to N. W. and in- 

 creased to a fresh gale. We spent the night plying ; 

 our tacks proved disadvantageous ; and we lost more 

 on the ebb than we gained on the flood. Next morn- 

 ing, we stretched over for the shore of Eaheinomauwe. 

 At sunrise the horizon being extraordinarily clear to 

 leeward, we looked well out for the Adventure; but as 

 we saw nothing of her, judged she had got into the 

 Sound. As we approached the above-mentioned shore, 

 we discovered on the east side of Cape Teerawhitte 

 a new inlet I had never observed before. Being 

 tired with beating against the N. W. winds, I re- 

 solved to put into this place, if I found it practicable, 

 or to anchor in the bay which lies before it. The 

 flood being in our favour, after making a stretch off, 

 we fetched under the Cape, and stretched into the 

 bay along by the western shore, having from thirty- 

 five to twelve fathoms, the bottom every where good 

 anchorage. At one o'clock we reached the entrance 

 of the inlet, just as the tide of ebb was making out ; 

 the wind being likewise against us, we anchored in 



