aio A VOYAGE TO THE 



CHAP. 



V. 



1786. 



and the tide carried us very faft to the North Eaft into a 



deep opening, which is formed by Anchor Point, and the 



Yuly. land to the North Eaft of Point Bede. Our depth of wa- 



: ^ "^ ■ ^ ■ ter was too much for anchoring, being upwards of lixty 

 fathoms; fo that we were under the necefiity of waiting 



Thurfday27. for a brcczc to pufh out again. At five o'clock in the 

 morning a light breeze came on from the Eaftward, with 

 which we ftood North North Weft for Anchor Point, hav- 

 ing got out of the opening with the ebb tide. The lead 

 was kept conftantly going, and we had foundings from 

 forty-eight to thirty fathoms water, over a bottom of fine 

 grey fand. 



At noon Point Bede bore South by Eaft half Eaft, and 

 Anchor Point North 21° Weft, diftant from the neareft 

 land about five leagues. The latitude, by obfervation, 

 was 59° 34' North. 



We ftretched up the river, with light breezes from the 

 Southward and Eaftward, till half paft five o'clock, when 

 the flood-tide being fpent, we came- to with the ftream- 

 anchor in twenty fathoms water, over a rocky bottom : 

 Anchor Point bearing North 33° Eaft, five miles diftant; 

 the Volcano Mount North 86° Weft; the North land in 

 fight on the Weftern fhore. North 2 4° Weft ; and an ap- 

 pearance of an opening on the Weft fide. North 63° Weft. 



A LARGE column of fmoke ifiued from the fummit of 

 Mount Volcano, but no fiery eruption was to be feen; 

 neither could we perceive any fires, or other figns of the 

 coaft being inhabited on either fide the river, which was 

 rather remarkable, as the adjacent country feemed pleafant, 



and 



