1 8 Mensics' Journal. 



Strait of Fuca. 



1792. 

 May 1st. 



/. de C arras CO 

 of Quimper, 

 1790. 



Valerianella 



congesta 



(Sea-blush). 



Port 

 Discovery. 



Ptf). de la 

 Bodega y 

 Quadra of 

 Quimper, 1790. 



Carr Point, on 

 west shore. 



When we left the Vessels it was a little foggy & calm, 

 but clearing up soon after it became exceeding pleasant & 

 serene, which added not a little to our enjoyment in this days 

 excursion. We kept along shore to the South eastward 

 starting in our way vast flights of water fowl such as Auks 

 Divers Ducks & Wild Geese, which were so exceeding shy 

 that the sportsmen had very little opportunity of shewing 

 their dexterity. After a row of about four leagues we came 

 to an Island the rural appearance of which strongly invited 

 us to stretch our limbs after our long confined situation on 

 board & the dreary sameness of a tedious voyage. Its north 

 west side was guarded by a high naked perpendicular cliff 

 of reddish earth & sand quite inaccessable, but the South 

 side presented a sloping bank coverd with green turf so even 

 & regular as if it had been artificially formed. 



We found on landing that Vegetation had already made 

 great progress, the shore was skirted with long grass & a 

 variety of wild flowers in full bloom, but what chiefly daz- 

 zled our eyes on this occasion was a small species of wild 

 Valerian with reddish colord flowers growing behind the 

 beach in large thick patches. 



On ascending the Bank to the summit of the Island, a 

 rich lawn beautified with nature's luxuriant bounties burst 

 at once on our view & impressd us with no less pleasure 

 than novelty — It was abundantly croppd with a variety of 

 grass clover & wild flowers, here & there adornd by aged 

 pines with wide spreading horizontal / boughs & well shel- 

 terd by a slip of them densely copsed with Underwood 

 stretching along the summit of the steep sandy cliff, the 

 whole seeming as if it had been laid out from the pre- 

 meditated plan of a judicious designer. 



To the Northward & North west ward the eye roved 

 over a wide expanse of water which seemd to penetrate the 

 distant land through various openings & windings, but a 

 little to the South East of us appeard an Inlet which promisd 

 fair for affording good shelter for the Vessels — Its entrance 

 presents a prospect truly inviting with gentle rising banks 

 on both sides coverd with fine verdure & tufted with tall 

 trees loosely scatterd, we therefore embarkd to examine it 

 & went up about 4 miles, some walkd along shore on a fine 

 pebbly beach, others were employd sounding in the Boats till 

 we came to a low sandy point on which we found a run of 



