NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. £45 



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noon we had light variable winds inclining to calm ; and 

 at four o'clock the bay we firft anchored in on coming up 

 this paffage bore South half Weft, four leagues diftant. Wy 

 I was very defirous to make that bay before night came ^ "^-^s-. 

 on, as the weather began to look very unfettled ; but the 

 wind now fhifted to South South Weft, which was di- 

 redily againft us. At feven o'clock the wind freftiened, 

 and brought with it very thick rainy weather ; fo that we 

 could fcarcely fee the land, though not more than five 

 miles from it. Not liking the appearance of the weather,, 

 I ftood over for a paftage between Foot Iftand and the land 

 to the Weftward of it. Through this paftage our long- 

 boat had generally failed in going to and returning from 

 Cook's River ; and they had named it the Prince of 

 Wales's Paftage. As Mr. Hay ward informed me there 

 was good anchorage in it, I was very deftrous of getting 

 in before worfe weather came on ; therefore, with a frefli 

 breeze from the South South Weft, I ftood diredily for 

 it ; but on opening the paftage at eight o'clock, I found 

 the wind blowing diredlly down it, and a ftrong tide fet- 

 ting againft us ; fo that we were obliged to fpend the 

 night in plying between Montague and Foot Iftand. 



We plied occafionally till noon on the 26th, when a Thurfday26i. 

 light breeze coming on from the Northward, we ftood 

 down the channel. At four o'clock the wind hauled round 

 to the South Weft; Hanning's Bay at that time being 

 under our lee, we bore up and run for it ; and at feven 

 o'clock came to anchor in that Bay in ftxteen fathoms 

 water, over a bottom of coarfe fand. We weio:hed an- 

 chor again at eight o'clock next morning, and the wind F"<^2y "?• 

 being light, the beats were fent a-head to tow the fhip-. 



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