1773- ROUND THE WORLD. Q53 



and Cape Palliser lie in the direction of N. 69 W. 

 and S. 69 Q E. from each other, distant ten leagues. 

 The cape which disjoins the two bays above men- 

 tioned, lies within or north of this direction. All the 

 land near the coast, between and about these capes, 

 is exceedingly barren ; probably owing to its being 

 so much exposed to the cold southernly winds. From 

 Cape Teerawhitte to the Two Brothers which lie off 

 Cape Koamaroo, the course is nearly north-west by 

 north, distant sixteen miles. North of Cape Teera- 

 whitte, between it and Entry Island, is an island 

 lying pretty near the shore. I judged this to be an 

 island when I saw it in my former voyage, but not 

 being certain, left it undetermined in my chart of the 

 strait, which is the reason of my taking notice of it 

 now, as also of the bays, &c. above-mentioned. 



At day-light in the morning on the 26th, we made 

 sail round Cape Palliser, firing guns as usual as we 

 ran along the shore. In this manner we proceeded 

 till we were three or four leagues to the north-east 

 of the cape, when the wind shifting to north-east, we 

 bore away to Cape Campbell, on the other side of the 

 strait. Soon after seeing a smoke ascend, at some 

 distance inland away to the north-east we hauled 

 the wind, and continued to ply till six o'clock in 

 the evening ; which was several hours after the 

 smoke disappeared, and left us not the least signs of 

 people. 



Every one being unanimously of opinion that the 

 Adventure could neither be stranded on the coast, 

 nor be in any of the harbours thereof, I gave up look- 

 ing for her, and all thoughts of seeing her any more 

 during the voyage ; as no rendezvous was absolutely 

 fixed upon after leaving New Zealand. Nevertheless, 

 this did not discourage me from fully exploring the 

 southern parts of the Pacific Ocean, in the doing of 

 which I intended to employ the whole of the ensuing 

 season. 



On our quitting the coast, and, consequently, all 



