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Mensics' Journal. 



Gulf of Georgia. 



1792. 

 June 24th. 



Canal del 

 Rosario of 

 Spanish maps ; 

 Gulf of Georgia 

 of Vancouver. 



June 25th. 



Malaspina 

 Strait. 



A^t the entrance 

 to Desolation 

 Sound. 



June 26th. 



Cape Roberts & stood up the great North West Arm. 

 About two in the afternoon being joind by the Spanish 

 Brig & Schooner & favord with a visit from the Commander 

 they agreed to keep under Sail & stand on with us all night 

 as the Channel was spacious & apparently free of danger — 

 Our progress however was very slow, the evening breeze 

 being very light & baffling with Showers of Rain & cloudy 

 weather. 



Next morning a light breeze from the South East ward 

 which freshend towards Noon enabled us to stand on to the 

 North West ward with the two Spanish Vessels still in com- 

 pany, & as the weather was favorable their Commanders 

 dind on board the Discovery with Cap* Vancouver & staid 

 till pretty late in the evening. We proceeded in a North 

 Westerly direction through a Channel about three leagues 

 wide with high wooded mountains & rocky shores on both 

 sides. By a Meridian altitude at noon we found ourselves 

 exactly in the Latitude of Nootka 49° 36' North & we were 

 at the same time about three degrees of Longitude to the 

 Eastward of it. Towards evening we saw several Whales / 

 but few or no Birds & as we proceeded the Arm became a 

 good deal narrower & our Navigation much more dangerous, 

 being amongst a number of Islands which were in general 

 barren & rocky but with deep water close to, so that it was 

 difficult to find Anchorage & perilous to be under Sail all 

 night in such a situation, at last however we came into 

 water of a moderate depth & about eleven anchord close 

 under one of the Islands in 30 fathoms — The two Spanish 

 Vessels followd our example & came to at the same time 

 close by us. The weather continud fair & pleasant during 

 the night. 



On the morning of the 26th Don Alcala Galeano who 

 had the sole direction of the Spanish Vessels came on board 

 the Discovery to make overtures to Cap* Vancouver of a 

 juncture of the two parties to facilitate the examination of 

 this intricate Country, saying, that his Boats & Crews were 

 ready to aid in the execution of any plan of operation that 

 might be devised for that purpose, & as his Vessels were 

 of a small draught of Water they might be commodiously 

 employd on difficult & distant excursions offering at the 

 same time the chief direction of the parties to Capt 

 Vancouver, which was declind — & Cap* Galeano then pro- 



