112 



Mcnsies' Journal. 



Nootka. 



1792. 

 Aug. 28th. 



Aug. 29th. 



Mr. Wetherell 

 in Meany's 

 " New Vancou- 

 ver Journal," 

 p. 18, 



activity & industry than we are led to believe of them at any 

 of their other remote infant Settlements. 



The situation of the Village is upon a rising neck of 

 Land with Friendly Cove & the Shipping right before it, & 

 behind it a high Beach washd by the rude Surges of the 

 open Ocean & along the Verge of its Bank a pleasing path 

 was frmnd for walking where the mind could contemplate at 

 ease the fretted wildness of the briny element foaming 

 against Rocks & Shores without feeling the force of its 

 fury — while on the other side huge Mountains presented 

 themselves coverd to their very summits with a continued 

 forest of stately Pines whose dark verdurous hue diffused a 

 solitary gloom — favorable to meditations. 



Next morning Don Quadra visited the Discovery with 

 some of his Officers & breakfasted with Cap* Vancouver — 

 He was received with a Guard under Arms & saluted with 

 thirteen Guns on his coming on Board & as many on his 

 leaving the Ship. He afterwards visited the Chatham where 

 the same compliments were paid him, & the two Commanders 

 with as / many of the Officers as could be spared from the 

 duty of the Vessels dined with him afterwards on Shore at 

 a very sumptuous entertainment, & the first toast he gave 

 after dinner was the Sovereigns of England & Spain which 

 was drank under the discharge of a Royal Salute of 2i Guns 

 from the Vessel which bore his broad pendant in the Cove — 

 In short the evening was spent with that unreserved con- 

 viviality that made us forget we were strangers, in the mutual 

 pleasure which each individual seemd to enjoy. 



Here we met with a Cap* Weatherhead lately Com- 

 mander of the Matilda one of the Botany Bay Transports 

 who left England about the same time we did, & having 

 deliverd his Cargo at Port Jackson in New South Wales, 

 he left that place to proceed on the Southern Whale Fishery, 

 & on his way touchd at Otaheite to refresh his people, but 

 about six days after leaving that place he lost his Ship on a 

 rocky Shoal in about the Latitude of 22° South & the Longi- 

 tude of 138^ West, he was however enabled to save all his 

 people & brought them in the Boats to Otaheite, & when 

 they landed in this manner without their Vessel, the Natives 

 of Matavai plunderd them of every thing they had, which 

 so incensed the Royal Family that with the people of Oparre, 

 they made a descent on Matavai, routed all the Inhabitants 



