I96 VOYAGE IV SEARCH 



The north-cad and north winds were againft 

 us ; be fides, they were lb faint, that we were 

 obliged to remain at anchor the whole day. 



During the night were feen feveral fire?, 

 which the natives had lighted on the fouth-eaft 

 lhore. 



We got under way about half paft {eren 



lock the next morning, the 24th, and plied 

 . to windward, approaching within a kilometer of 

 the land. We never found lei's than fix fathoms 

 and a half water, with an excellent bottom. 



Although the thermometer in the coldeft 

 mornings had not fallen lower than 7 above 

 the freezing point, the fnow had considerably in- 

 creafed on the high mountains, which were leen 

 to the weft and north-well:. 



The favourable currents made us gain on each 

 tack; they became contrary to us about li> 

 o'clock in the evening ; we then caft anchor in 

 eight fathoms water, the bottom gray fand, pretty 

 near the coaft, and to the northward of the an- 

 chorage which we had quitted in the morning. 



The natives kindled upwards of twenty fires 

 on the fouth fhore. Several families had no 

 doubt been attracted towards the coaft, by the 

 news of our ftay in this bay. 



The currents favoured us about feven o'clock 

 in the morning on the 25th, and we made feverai 



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