NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 13J 



We plied with variable winds till noon on the i6th, ^ ^jf" ^^ 



when feeing no probability of meeting with a harbour ' '-— » 



near Cape Edgecombe, we gave up all further thoughts September, 

 of it, and determined to ftand for King George's Sound. ^'""^ ^^ * 



A FRESH breeze now fprung up from the Weft South 

 Weft, which brought with it clear weather. On the i8th Monday is. 

 at noon we were in 53° 46' latitude, and 134° 6' longi- 

 tude ; and at one o'clock the land was feen bearing Eaft 

 North Eaft, fourteen leagues diftant : at four, the land 

 extended from North to Eaft South Eaft, and an appear- 

 ance of a bay bore Eaft by North. Having a frefh gale 

 at North North Weft and clear weather, by fix o'clock 

 we were within two leagues of the ftiore, and had an op- 

 portunity of feeing that there was no appearance of a har- 

 bour, as we before had fuppofed, nor any ftgn of inha- 

 bitants. 



At this time the Queen Charlotte being fome diftance 

 a-head, wore and ftood under our lee, and captain Dixon 

 iiailed, and acquainted me that he faw no appearance of a 

 harbour or any inhabitants. The land in this fttuation is 

 high, and breaks into abrupt cliffs which hang over the 

 fea, and are waftied by a very heavy furf. We now fteered 

 South with a fine gale at North Weft and clear weather ; 

 our diftance from ftiore about two leagues. The wind ftill 

 continuing favourable, we fteered more to the Eaftward, 

 in order to keep well in with the coaft. 



On the 21ft, in latitude 50° 47', and 129° 28Mongi- Thurfdayii. 

 tude, we faw an iftand bearing North Eaft by Eaft half 

 Eaft, fix or feven leagues diftant j and at fix o'clock in 



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