T H E P A C I F I C O G E A N. 483 



is on the South Eaft fide of Cape Denbigh, where we an- »778- 

 chored in the afternoon. Soon after, a few of the natives 

 came off in their fmall canoes, and bartered fome dried fal- 

 mon for fuch trifles as our people had to give them. 



" hood of a change of weather for the worfe, you are, in that cafe, to return to the 

 " fhip, although you have not performed the fervice you are fent upon. And, at any 

 " rate, you are not to remain longer upon it than four or five days ; but the fooner 

 *' it is done the better. If any unforefeen, or unavoidable accident, fhould force the 

 *' fhips ofF the coaft, fo that they cannot return at a reafonable time, the rendezvous 

 *' is at the harbour of Samganoodha ; that is, the place where we laft completed our 

 « water." 



"JAMES COO K." 

 *' To Lieutenant King." 



*' Our cutter being hoifted out, and the fignal made for the Difcovery's, at eight at 



night, on the 14th, we fet out. It was a little Hnlucky, that the boats crews had been much 



fatigued during the whole day in bringing things from the fhore. They pulled ftoutly, 



without reft or intermiflion, toward the land, till one o'clock in the morning of the 



15th. I wanted much to have got clofe to it, to have had the advantage of the wind, 



which had very regularly, in the evening, blown from the land, and in the day-time 



down the Sound, from the North North Eaft, and was contrary to our courfe ; but 



the men were, at this time, too much fatigued to prefs them farther. We, therefore, 



fet our fails, and ftood acrofs the bay, which the coaft forms to the Weft of Baldhead, 



and fleered for it. But, as 1 expected, by three o'clock, the wind headed us ; and, 



as it was in vain to endeavour to fetch Baldhead with our fails, we again took to the 



oars. The Difcovery's boat (being a heavy king's-built cutter, while ours was one 



from Deal) had, in the night-time, detained us very much, and now we foon pulled 



out of fight of her ; nor would I wait, being in great hopes to reach the extreme 



point that was in fight, time enough to afcend the heights before dark, as the weatiier 



was at this time remarkably clear and fine ; and we could fee to a great diftance. By 



two o'clock we had got within two miles of Baldhead, under the lee of the high 



land, and in fmooth water ; but, at the moment our object was nearly attained, 



all the men, but two, were fo overcome with fatigue and fleep, that my utmoft 



endeavours to make them put on were ineffe£lual. They, at length, dropped 



their oars, quite exhaufted, and fell aflecp in the bottom of the boat. Indeed, confi- 



dering that they had fet out fatigued, and had now been fixteen hours, out of the 



eighteen fince they left the fhip, pulling in a poppling fea, it was no wonder that 



their ftrength and fpirits fhould be worn out for want of fleep and refrefliments. The 



two gentlemen, who were with me, and myfeif, were now obliged to lay hold of the 



oars ; and, by a little after three, we landed between the Baldhead and a projecting 



point to the Eaftward." 



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