THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 353 



birds ; nor the Icafl figns of inhabitants having ever been 'j7r^^* 

 upon the ifland. ' "——' 



I returned on board at half paft two in the afternoon ; 

 and, with a light breeze Eafterly, fleered for the South Weft 

 of the ifland, which we got round by eight o'clock, and 

 then flood for the Wefternmoft land now in fight, which, at 

 this time, bore North Weft half North. On the North Weft 

 fide of the North Eaft end of Kaye's Ifland, lies another 

 ifland, flretching South Eaft and North Weft about three 

 leagues, to within the fame diflance of the North Wert 

 boundary of the bay above mentioned, which is diftin- 

 guiflied by the name of Comptroller'* s Bay. 



Next morning, at four o'clock, Kaye's Ifland was ftill in Tuefday u, 

 fight, bearing Eaft a quarter South. At this time, we were 

 about four or five leagues from the main ; and the moft 

 Weflcrn part in fight bore North Weft half North. We had 

 now a frefli gale at Eaft South Eaft ; and as we advanced to 

 the North Weft, we raifed land more and more Wefterly ; 

 and, at laft, to the Southward of Weft; fo that, at noon, 

 when the latitude was 61* 11', and the longitude 213° 28', 

 the moft advanced land bore from us South Weft by Weft 

 half Weft. At the fame time, the Eaft point of a large inlet 

 bore Weft North Weft, three leagues diftant. 



From Comptroller's Bay to this point, which I name Cape 

 Hinchingbroke^ the direction of the coaft is nearly Eaft and 

 Weft. Beyond this, it feemed to incline to the Southward ; 

 a direcT:ion fo contrary to the modern charts founded upon 

 the late Rufl[ian difcoveries, that we had reafon to cxpeft 

 that, by the inlet before us, we fliould find a pafl^iige to the 

 North ; and that the land to the Weft and South Weft was 

 nothing but a group of iflands. Add to this, that the wind 



Vol. II. Z z was 



