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the North Eaft corner of the bay. As I could not fetch the '/^f!. 



former, I bore up for the latter j and pafTed fome breakers, '— — ^ — ~» 



or funken rocks, that lay a league or more from the fliore. 



We had nineteen and twenty fathoms water half a league 



without them ; but as foon as we had pafTed them, the 



depth increafed to thiry, forty, and fifty fathoms, with a 



fandy bottom ; and farther in we found no ground with 



the greateft length of line. Notwithftanding appearances, 



we were not yet fure that there were any inlets; but, as we 



were in a deep bay, I had refolved to anchor, with a view 



to endeavour to get fome water, of which, by this time, we 



were in grjcat want. At length, as we advanced, the exift- 



ence of the inlet was no longer doubtful. At five o'clock we 



reached the Weft point of it, where we were becalmed for 



fome time. While in this fituation, I ordered all the boats 



to be hoifted out to tow the fliips in. But this was hardly 



done, before a frefli breeze fprung up again at North Weft, 



with which we were enabled to ftretch up into an arm of 



the inlet, that was obferved by us to run in to the North Eaft. 



There we were again becalmed, and obliged to anchor in 



eighty-five fathoms water, and fo near the fliore as to reach 



it with a hawfer. The wind failed the Difcovery before 



Ihe got within the arm, where flie anchored, and found only 



feventy fathoms. 



We no fooner drew near the inlet than we found the 

 coaft to be inhabited ; and at the place where we were firft 

 becalmed, three canoes came ofF to the fliip. In one of 

 thefe were two men, in another fix, and in the third xzn. 

 Having come pretty near us, a perfon in one of the two 

 laft flood up, and made a long harangue, inviting us to 

 land, as we guefted, by his geft.ures. At the fame time, he . 



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