NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 127 



CHAP. 

 VI. 



1786. 



we bore away to the Northward and made fail. Our fa- 

 vourable profpedl however was but of fhort duration ; for 

 we again had variable winds and foggy weather to en- Auguft. 

 counter with ; on this, I fent my whale-boat on board the "" *^ 

 Queen Charlotte for captain Dixon, in order to confult 

 him refpeding our future proceedings. He came immedi- 

 ately on board the King George ; and after fixing on King 

 George's Sound for our winter quarters, we came to a. 

 refolution of quitting this part of the coaft in a day or 

 two, fhould the wind continue unfavourable, and endea- 

 vouring to make fome harbour farther to the Southward. 

 Indeed it was high time to come to a determination of 

 this fort ; the feafon for our bufinefs was far advanced, 

 and much time had been fpent to no purpofe, owing to 

 contrary winds and bad weather, a continuation of which, 

 together with heavy gales of wind from the Weflward, 

 might foon be expected to fet in with a continuance ; it 

 was therefore thought moft prudent, fhould we be difap- 

 pointed a fhort time longer, to make the beft of our way 

 to the Southward, and endeavour to get intoCrofs Sound, 

 or the Bay of Iflands ; both of them being harbours feen-^ 

 by captain Cook during our laft voyage. Having fettled; 

 thefe points, captain Dixon returned on board his own 

 veflel. 



The fun breaking out juft at noon, we had an oppor- 

 tunity of taking an obfervation, which, gave 59° latitudej, 

 the longitude 146° 3'.. 



We founded at four o'clock with 100 fathoms of line,, 

 but got no ground i the extremes of the land in fight 



bore 



