I98 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



and a half. This bay, in other refpec"ts, was as 

 extenfive as that which we had laft left. 



After having flood near twomyriameters to the 

 north- north-ea ft, we anchored about half pad 

 three o'clock in fourteen fathoms and a half, with 

 a muddy bottom. As we thought that a favour- 

 able wind might Dill carry us fomediftance before 

 night, none of us went on lhore. 



We got under way on the 27th about feven 

 o'clock in the morning ; but the currents foon 

 became contrary to us, and forced us to bring up 

 again in twelve fathoms and a half, over a bottom 

 of fand mixed with mud. We were then in 

 latitude 43 4' fouth, and longitude 145 17' 

 eafr. 



At the diftance of a demi-myriameter towards 

 the north-eaft was feen the extremity of the Strait 

 by which we were to fail out. 



A fire lighted not far from the fhore an- 

 nounced the prefence of the natives, and fhortly 

 after we law one walking along by the fea-fide. 



Two boats were going to carry feveral perfons 

 to both fides of the Strait, \vhcn we obferved 

 ibme favages paddling along in a catamaran, who 

 landed on the caft coaft. As timid as thofe who 

 had hitherto been met with, they precipitately 

 made for the fhore, in order to fcampcr through 

 the woods, leaving behind a few darts of clumfy 

 workmanfni|>. . 



I landed 



