26 Pass Hudsoti's " Hold zoith Hope.''' 



it was my wish to have named after my friend Captain Sabine, 

 but on his particular request it was named Cape Desbrowe in 

 honour of the late Edward Desbrowe, Esq. M.P. We pro- 

 ceeded along the coast to the SW., occasionally making fast to 

 the land ice. The calms and light winds continued for several 

 days. Had there been a fresh wind it was my intention to have 

 run again to the northward, and endeavoured to have got sixty 

 or a hundred miles farther if the ice would have permitted. 

 This I have reason to think would have been the case, because 

 in our absence the sea towards the north had been observed 

 from the hills to be quite clear of ice as far as the eye could 

 reach, close in with the main, tliough the channel towards it 

 was still obstructed. I have no doubt, however, but the heavy 

 equinoctial gales we soon after experienced would have broken 

 up the barrier, and I think that as long as there is a continuance 

 of land, perseverance will get along it, but the land must be 

 kept on board. We could not have made the attempt without 

 wintering, and however pleased I would have been to have 

 done so, I saw no adequate motive to bear me out in breaking 

 the tenor of my instructions. 



It was now the 4th of September, and the reappearance of the 

 stars warned us how rapidly the days shortened at this season. 

 A breeze springing up from the north we pursued our course 

 slowly to the southward, working our way amongst a quantity 

 of loose ice. At noon this day the boat was sent on shore to ob- 

 serve the latitude on a small island lying off Cape James, and 

 which was found to be in 73° 56^. 



September 5. — The light winds and favourable weather still 

 continued ; the land high and much distorted by refraction ; that 

 part of the coast lying between Cape James and Cape Broer 

 Ruys I consider the most northerly seen by Hudson, and named 

 by him " Hold-with-Hojie *." 



" That Hudson gave this quaint name to the most northerly of his disco- 

 veries there can be no doubt. I apprehend, however, that it would more pro- 

 perly have been given to the land running west of Cape Broer Ruys, and 

 forming the north side of Foster's Bay, than t.) that assigned to it by Cap- 

 tain Clavering. Hudson was evidently in Foster's Bay when he discovered 

 it, and he thus describes his situation, — " The two-and-twentieth in the 

 morning it cleared up, being calm about two or three of the clocke, after 

 we had a prettie gale, and we steered away E. and by N. three leagues, our 



