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to the bottom. It is remarkable, that, in this very critical '778. 



May, 



fituation, he had prefence of mind to difengage himfelf, and <■ ,r—' 



come up to the furface of the water, where he was taken 

 up, with one of his legs fracftured in a dangerous manner. 



Early the next morning, we gave the fhip a good heel to ^"''^y 'S* 

 port, in order to come at, and flop the leak. On ripping 

 off the flieathing, it was found to be in the feams, which 

 were very open, both in and under the wale ; and, in fe- 

 veral places, not a bit of oakum in them. While the car- 

 penters were making good thefe defers, we filled all our 

 empty water-cafks, at a ftream hard by the fhip. The wind 

 was now moderate, but the weather was thick and hazy, 

 with rain. 



The natives, who left us the preceding day, when the 

 bad weather came on, paid us another vifit this morning. 

 Thofe who came firft, were in fmall canoes ; others, after- 

 ward, arrived in large boats ; in one of which were twenty 

 women, and one man, befides children. 



In the evening of the 16th, the weather cleared up ; and Saturday 16. 

 we then found ourfelves furrounded on every fide by land. 

 Our ftation was on the Eaft fide of the Sound, in a place, 

 which in the chart is diftinguiflied by the name of S/mg 

 Corner Bay. And a very fnug place it is. I went, accompa- 

 nied by fome of the officers, to view the head of it ; and 

 we found that it was flieltered from all winds; with a depth 

 of water from feven to three fathoms over a muddy bottom. 

 The land, near the flaorc, is low ; part clear, and part wood- 

 ed. The clear ground was covered, two or three feet thick, 

 with fnow; but very little lay in the woods. The very 

 fummits of the neighbouring hills were covered with 



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