CAPE KINNAIRD—SPANIARD HARBOUR—BELL CAPE. 447 
much embarrassment in obtaining a place for the boat. On 
the 7th there was too much sea and wind to admit of our 
proceeding, so I went to various points suited for obtaining 
angles and bearings. One of these stations was a large rock. 
looking like a tower, which stood alone on a level plain. 
<< ¢ 'T'he weather being less unfavourable and the sea smoother 
on the 8th, we launched our boat and sailed to the eastward. 
In passing round Cape Kinnaird, great numbers of fur-seal 
were observed, so many indeed that they completely covered 
several of the large rocks. 
‘¢ «Spaniard Harbour proved to be a shallow bay, full of 
rocks, and dangerous reefs lining the shore, and without shelter, 
although there is anchorage for a vessel. 
“ <TIn a large cave in a rock, which forms the south head 
of a little cove where our boat was secured, I found the recent 
traces of Indians, who had left bones of guanacoes and birds 
lying about near the ashes of a large fire. I went into the 
cave for a considerable distance, until it became too dark to 
find my way farther, but did not reach the end. Afterwards 
we sailed to the eastward again, under a treble reefed sail, and 
landed before dark in a corner between projecting rocks. 
Numbers of guanacoes were feeding around; but, after our 
shooting one of them, they made off. In every place at which 
we landed, traces of Indians had been found ; yet hitherto we 
had seen only one party during this trip. The country near 
us, on the east side of Spaniard Harbour, or rather Bay, 
seemed level, though here and there were low hills, whose 
eastern sides were thickly covered with wood: some of the trees 
(beech) growing large and straight enough to‘make topmasts 
or lower yards fora small ship ; though probably their qualities 
would be unsuitable. 
“ «May 10th. During a heavy gale, I ascended the highest 
hill, near the sea, and noticed many rocks, on which the sea 
was breaking, that I had not seen before. On the 11th we 
passed aes a very dangerous < tide-race’ off Bell Cape. 
There was little or no wind, but it was scarcely possible to 
Use our oars, so much was the water agitated: it was heaving 
