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Mensics' Journal. 



Port Wentworth. 



1792. 

 Aug. 19th. 



Menzies was 

 with Colnett in 

 the Prince of 

 Wales then. 

 Wentworth, 

 Governor and 

 Port. 



Aug. 20th. 



Aug. 21st. 



Triangle Id. 



Aug. 22nd. 



ply through till about eight in the evening, when we were 

 able to make a stretch out to Sea about two leagues to the 

 Southward of a little round Island off Port Wentworth 

 where the Ship Prince of Wales / last Anchord before she 

 left the Coast in the latter end of the year 1788, & at that 

 time the Port was named in honor of Governor Wentworth 

 of Nova Scotia. — During the night we had moderate wind 

 from the South East with foggy weather & some rain. 



The same thick rainy weather continued on the follow- 

 ing day, so that we could not see to any great distance — 

 We estimated our Latitude to be 51° 22' North, & towards 

 evening we had an encrease of blowing weather from the 

 South East with heavy rain which reducd us to double reefd 

 Top Sails & obligd us to spend the night on different tacks. 



On the 2 1 St the Wind was from the same quarter but 

 more moderate accompanied with a great swell & thick rainy 

 weather so that we had no observation to ascertain our Lati- 

 tude but saw the Westermost of Scott's Islands S 5° E by 

 Compass about 4 or 5 leagues distance. About midnight as 

 we were standing in towards the Coast we shoaled our Water 

 very suddenly from sixty to seventeen fathoms — rocky 

 bottom which gave some alarm — we immediately tacked & 

 made the Chatham signal to do the same & as we stood out 

 soon deepend our water again. This sudden & great 

 inequality of Soundings would induce a cautious Navigator 

 to approach this part of the Coast with the utmost circum- 

 spection. 



In the miorning of the 22<^ we had light southerly wind 

 with fair weather but a little hazy which cleard up towards 

 noon / & enabled us to have a meridian altitude that deter- 

 mind our Latitude 51° 7' North, when the Westermost of 

 Scott's Islands bore S 24 E. by compass seven Miles. — In 

 the afternoon we had it a little hazy again with a light breeze 

 from South South West, which we kept close hauled to the 

 South East & neared the Islands slowly, — At seven in the 

 evening we were however so near as to perceive that there 

 was no eligible passage for Vessels between them, at least 

 it appeard in this direction very dangerous being interspersed 

 with small peeked Rocks & Breakers the whole way across 

 from one Island to the other, & each seemd well guarded 

 with detachd Rocks all round. 



