40 A VOYAGE TO THE 



^ ^n"^ ^* -^^ eight o'clock we were juft in the entrance of Port 



. — — » Egmont, and the wind inclming to South Weft, we plied 



January, to windward, and at noon were working through the 



*^*^* paffage between Saunders's Ifland and Low Iflands. During 



the afternoon we had variable winds, with fogs and clear 



weather by turns. At eight o'clock the Weft end of 



Saunders's Iftand bore Eaft by South three leagues, a ridge 



of rocks which extends from it, Eaft North Eaft five miles, 



the Weft end of Low Iftands four leagues, and the Eaft 



end of Carcafs Iftand South by Weft four leagues diftant. 



Soon after ten o'clock we anchored ofF Carcafs Ifland Bay, 



in 15 fathom water, over a bottom of coarfe fand and 



broken fhells. 



Friday 20. The moHiing of the 20th was ufhered in with a 



thick fog and quite calm, but about feven o'clock, a breeze 

 fprung up from the Weftward, and the weather cleared 

 up ; on which captain Cofiin came on board the King 

 George, in order to pilot us into Weft Point Harbour ; 

 the paftage from our prefent fituation to that place being 

 amongft a number of fmall iftands : he likewife put a 

 pilot on board the Queen Charlotte. On this we imme- 

 diately weighed, and at nine o'clock pafted between Beachy 

 Iftand and the Eafternmoft of the middle rocks. There 

 is a moft excellent harbour on the South fide of Carcafs 

 Iftand, well fheltered, which may eafily be known by a 

 ftnall iftand that lies in the middle of it, within which a 

 veflel may anchor with the greateft fafety. At noon we 

 anchored with the beft bower in Weft Point Harbour, in 

 feven fathom water, over a fandy bottom, and moored with 

 the hedge. When moored, the North point of the har- 

 bour 



