62 Mensies' Journal. 



Jcrvis Inlet. 



1792. 

 June 23rd. 



Jervis Inlet, 

 Vancouver's 

 boat. 



Now Malaspina 

 Strait. 



At Spanish 

 Bank, entrance 

 to Burrard 

 Inlet. 



In going up this Arm they here & there passed 

 immense Cascades rushing from the Summits of high preci- 

 pices & dashing headlong down Chasms against projecting 

 Rocks & Cliffs with a furious wildness that beggard all 

 description. Curiosity led them to approach one of the 

 largest where it pourd its foaming pondrous stream over 

 high rugged Cliffs & precipices into the fretted Sea with such 

 stunning noise & rapidity of motion that they could not 

 look up to its sourse without being affected with giddiness 

 nor contemplate its romantic wildness without a mixture of 

 awe & admiration. 



On the 19th as they were Rowing back against a fresh 

 Southerly breeze Mr. Puget went into the Pinnace with 

 Cap* Vancouver leaving direction with Mr. Manley to 

 following them with the Launch — They continud pursuing 

 the Western / Shore & towards the dusk of the evening 

 found a Channel branching off into which the Pinnace went, 

 but those in the Launch on account of being at this time 

 some way astern, not observing her motion, kept following 

 back the Arm they had come up, by which the two Boats 

 parted Company, & this was not discoverd by either party 

 till late, & tho they fird Muskets & made large fires yet 

 they were not able to effect a junction. 



Mr. Manley on the following day finding that they 

 were very short of provision in the Launch & at a great 

 distance from any resource, made the best of his way back 

 to the Ship where they arrivd about noon on the 22*^ as 

 already mentioned. The Pinnace at the same time pursued 

 the Channel she went into, came out again by noon into the 

 great North West Arm which still preservd its spacious 

 appearance & as there was no likelihood of determining its 

 extent soon they prepard to return to Birch Bay to bring 

 the two Vessels further on to facilitate the examination & 

 as they were returning along shore next morning they saw 

 two Vessels laying at Anchor not far from the entrance of 

 the first Arm they had explored. At first sight they took 

 them to be the Discovery & Chatham moved so far to meet 

 them, but a nearer view soon rectified their mistake, when 

 they found them to be the two Spanish Vessels already 

 mentioned. They went on board the Brig & were very 

 politely detaind to breakfast with the Commander Don 

 Dionisio Galeano. He told Cap* Vancouver that they were 



