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party, and the inhabitants of Cook's River behaved in a ^ ^j^ ^• 



very friendly manner. The long-boat, being provided with ' ' 



provifions and articles for trade, failed again for Cook's ju^ne.' 

 River early in the morning of the 1 2th, with pofitive or- Tutfday 12. 

 ders to return by the 20th July; and the fame crew that 

 went in her the firft trip, were volunteers to go a fecond 

 time. In the forenoon we faw feveral canoes, one of 

 which went along-fide the Nootka, but the reft kept at a 

 diftance, feeming afraid to come near. 



Our feamen and artificers were engaged in various em- 

 ployments for the Nootka till the 15th, when a very ftrcng Friday ij. 

 gale caming on from the Eaftward with violent gufls of 

 wind from the vallies, -and conftant heavy rain, prevented 

 any work from being carried on. During this interval not 

 one canoe appeared in the Cove. The weather becoming 

 moderate on the 1 6th, our people refumed their various Saturday 16. 

 employments, and by the 17th had put the Nootka in a Sunday 17. 

 condition fit for fea. Several canoes vifited us, bringing 

 a few indifferent fkins, and fome fine halibut. For lome 

 time paft the weather had in general been very wet, which 

 affedied the health of the failors very much, and many of 

 them were laid uo with fevers and violent colds. The 

 Nootka being ready for failing, I fent my whale-boat in 

 the morning of the 19th to ailift them in getting under Tupfday 15. 

 way, and at one o'clock fhe flood out of the Cove. Our 

 fpruce-beer was now in good order, and daily ferved out to 

 the fhip's company; and I had the pleafure to find the fick 

 people get confiderably better. 



The furrounding country now wore a different afpeil 

 from what it did on our firft arrival : the heavy rains had 



H h 2 melted 



