BY CLIVE E. LOUD. 41 



the Maria Island of Tasman. His description of the 

 anchorage in Adventm'e Bay is as follows: — 



"At seven o'clock in the evening we anchored in 

 "seven fathoms of water, with the small bower, and 

 "moored with the coasting anchor to the westward, 

 "the North point of the Bay N.N.E. h E. (which we 

 "take to be Tasman".? Head), and the Easternmost 

 "point (which we named Penguin Island, from a 

 "curious one caught there (^) ) N.E. by E. ^ E. ; the 

 "watering place W. h N. ; about one mile from shore 

 "on each side; Marias Island, which is about five or 

 "six leagues off, shut in with both points; so that you 

 "are quite landlocked in a most spacious harbour." 



Furneaux stayed five days in Adventure Bay, and 

 having completed taking in wood, water, and grass, he 

 set sail. He records passing "Marias Islands" on the 16th, 

 and the Schoutens Islands on the 17th, and after pro- 

 ceeding further north he stood away to New Zealand. ^^) 

 Furncauxs mistakes led to considerable confusion, and 

 even at the present time the result of his investigations 

 may be seen in the misleading nomenclature, which is 

 still in general use. 



Captain Cook, during his third voyage in 1777, an- 

 chored in Adventure Bay in January of that year. He 

 failed to notice Furneauxs error, as he records bearing."? 

 from his anchorage in Adventure Bay to the points of 

 "Maria 9 Island.'" 



The first detailed examination of the island was 

 made by Captain John Heniy Cox, during a voyage in 

 the brig Mtrriirij, in 1789 '^'. On the 3rd of July he 

 sighted the coast of Tasmania, and at one p.m. was 

 abeam of S.W. Cape (^\ At six in the evening the brig 

 was brought to anchor in a deep bay (^), the ilewstone 

 bearing S. by E. A little water was obtained, and signs 

 of the natives were seen. A heavy sea set into the 

 bay on the m.oming of 5th July, and some difficultv was 

 experienced in weighing the anchor, owing to an accident 

 to tho winch, which injured several of the crew. The 



(4) "Probably the first record of Kud ijtiilc.^ clirii.<ocvriic (Crested 

 "Pen<;uin)." 



(5) Cook's Voyasres 

 (Ga.) Cook'.s VoyaKe.s. 



(6h) Forster, in describing: Furneaux'.'^ anchorage in Adventure 

 Bay. states:— "Several ishmds in the ofBns: to the N.E. alonsj shore were 

 of moderate height, and likewise covered with wood. Tasinan prob- 

 ably took them for one great island, which in his charts bears fhe 

 name Maria's Island" A Vovaire round the World. Dublin. 1777. 



(7) Cos's voyage was undertaken for motives of discovery, but an 

 examination of the far tiade of the N.W. Co.-'st of America was its 

 ultimate object. The Mercurti was a cop-ier bottomed vessel of 152 

 tons, designed and built by Stalkaart especially for the voyage. 



(8) In 1773 Furneaux had mistaken S.W. (.'ape for Tasman's South 

 Cape. 



*9) Now known as "Cox's Bight." 



