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c HA P. jj^ (]^Q forenoon of the 25th the whale-boat returned 



t— — ' — ' from the Sound: they had parted with the yaul juft off 



May.' the North point of the bay. Mr. Crefsleman brought 



Fnday 25. j-^Qj-^g ^f ^\^q things I fent for to the Nootka except a com- 



pafs; the other articles, captain Meares affured me I 



fhould have on his joining me near Cape Hinchinbrooke, 



which he propofed doing as foon as poflible. 



Saturday 26. In the foreuoon of the 26th we had a very heavy gale of 

 wind from theEaftward, and the yaul not making her appear- 

 ance, it gave me great uneaiinefs, as her crew were not only 

 quite expofed to the weather, but might probably be driven 

 out of the Sound and all perifh. Neither could I fend the 

 whale-boat to look for and affift them, without running a 

 great rifk of lofing her crew likewife. At iix o'clock the 

 gale increaling to a violent degree, with conftant rain and 

 fleet, the top -gallant mafts were got down upon deck, and 

 the topmafts ftruck clofe to the rigging. The wind con- 

 tinued blowing very fiirong till fix o'clock in the afternoon 

 Sunday 37. of the 27th, whcn the weather growing rather moderate, 

 I difpatched the whale-boat in fearch of the yaul, with 

 proper refrefhments for her crew, if they were fortunate 

 enough to meet with her. At nine o'clock both boats 

 came along-fide, and the yaul's crew were in a much better 

 ftate than I expe6ted to fee them, though they muft have 

 fuffered very much. The whale-boat met the yaul at the 

 entrance of the bay,' making an effort to get in; but it- 

 muft have been a fruitlefs one, had they not met and taken 

 them in tow; for the boats were fcarcely got aloncr-fide 

 before it begun to rain and blow as violently as before. 

 Wednef. 30. From this to the 30th, the weather was fo ftrong, that 

 our operations on fhore were greatly retarded, and fcarcely 

 any buiinefs was carried on. During this interval, we had 



4 only 



