266 WALKER BAY—MOLYNEUX souND. Aug. 1829. 
kept a boat a-head the whole day. She anchored in a small 
bight, formed by Chance Islands, about seven miles from Guard 
Bay. 
The 27th was rainy, but the boats went to different points, 
and, angles were taken before the schooner weighed and worked 
northward. At noon she came to an anchor in a small bay, 
northward of the Hocico de Caiman. Constant rain during 
the remainder of the day. 
On the 28th it rained too incessantly the whole morning, to 
allow the party to work, even in boats; and the day was feet 
in laying down former observations. 
29th. After angles had been taken near the anchorage, the 
schooner was moved, and worked along the coast. A strong wind 
from the N.W., with a heavy sea, brought the vessel under 
close-reefed sails, and obliged her to anchor in Walker Bay. 
On the 30th, the Adelaide anchored in Molyneux Sound. 
To give a clearer idea of the delays experienced in making 
progress to the northward through these intricate channels, I 
shall now extract part of Lieutenant Skyring’s Journal, in his 
own words : 
“31st. Wind N.N.W. with a heavy swell in the Strait ; the 
boats at daylight went north and south of the anchorage, and 
angles were obtained. At nine, ready for starting; but the 
geritlich was too unfavourable, and continued so until the 4th 
of September, when, at seven o’clock in the morning, we 
weighed. At nine, squally—obliged to double-reef; but the 
tide serving, we gained a few miles to windward, and at one, 
p.M., stood among a mass of islands on the west side, and 
moored in Tom’s Bay, steadying the vessel with the stream 
anchor. In the afternoon the survey was continued, and from 
the heights a view was obtained of the Gulf of Trinidad, and 
of several points observed last year. Another detention of two 
days, owing to bad weather. 
“7th. Cloudy; weighed at daylight, and stood for the 
narrows. At eight, squally, with thick snowy weather; but, 
being once under weigh, we refrained from returning, until 
compelled. It certainly was not a favourable day for working 
