126 Menzics Journal. 



Nootka. 



1792. 

 Sept. 28tU. 



Oct. 1st. 



William Alton, 

 Director of the 

 Royal Garden 

 at Kew. 



Oct. 2ud. 



At Neeah Bay. 



time past both at Sea & during our interior navigation. 

 After this Squall the wind became more moderate with inces- 

 sant rain all night. 



The weather continued somewhat moderate for the two 

 following days with a good deal of rain especially in the 

 forenoon. On the / afternoon of the latter the wind shifted 

 to the North West & was followd by fair clear pleasant 

 Weather. By the late heavy Rains different streams emptied 

 themselves into the Cove from which we were enabled to 

 water the Vessels more commodiously. 



Early on the ist of October the Fenis Brig saild for 

 Macao & in her Mr. Mudge first Lieutenant of the Dis- 

 covery went home with dispatches for Government by the 

 way of China, this occasiond a Vacancy which Mr. Swain 

 who had been lately made Master of the Chatham was 

 appointed to fill & he was succeeded in the Chatham by 

 Mr. Manley. 



By Mr. Mudge I sent home a collection of Seeds 

 adressd to Sir Jos: Banks B* for his Majesty's Garden & 

 which I was afterwards happy to find that Mr. Mudge had 

 taken great care in their preservation, by which some valu- 

 able Plants were added to the great collection at Kew 

 through the uncommon skill & industry of Mr. Acton in 

 rearing them. 



Saild likewise the Jackall in the forenoon to collect Furs 

 along the Coast, & in the afternoon two Vessels were seen 

 off the entrance of the Sound, some Boats went out to assist 

 them in, but the breeze died away that they were obligd to 

 come to in the Offing for the night. Next day they both 

 came into the Cove, one was a Spanish Frigate called the 

 Princessa / commanded by L* Fidalgo who had been sta- 

 tiond for some months past at the entrance of the Straits 

 of De Fuca, establishing a Settlement there, but which they 

 now entirely relinquishd probably from the unexpected turn 

 which the late Negociation about Nootka had taken, & had 

 they given up Nootka, it is not at all unlikely but their inten- 

 tion was to establish themselves at the entrance of De Fuca 

 by removing every thing from hence to that Settlement. 



The other Vessel was the American Brig Hope they 

 parted with S^" Quadra at De Fuca's Straits in company with 

 Mr. Gray Commander of the Columbia who had followd 

 him there in order to dispose of his small Vessel before he 



