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boat's crew) fwimming to him with an oar, which fup- 

 ported him until he was pulled into the boat, and it was 

 Auguft. near an hour before they got him on board, owing to a 

 ^ "^ ■ '^' frefli breeze, and his being diredlly to windward. 



Thurfdayi6, On the 1 6th the fhip's company were employed in 

 v/ooding and watering, and getting the fliip ready for fea. 

 In the forenoon two Indian boats came along-fide, from 

 whom I bought a few tolerably good fea-otter fkins. In 

 the afternoon we completed our water, and the long-boat's 

 crew had leave given them to go on fhore. 



Friday 17. The wcathcr during the whole of the 17th was fqually 



and unfettled, the wind blowing very frefh from the Eaft- 

 ward, which prevented any bufinefs from going forward. 

 In the courfe of the day we were viiited by one canoe, 

 which brought a few indifferent fea-otter fkins. 



Saturday 18. At eight o'clock ill the morning of the i8th I went in 

 the whale-boat to the South point of the entrance into 

 the Sound to fee how the Vv^nd prevailed out at fea. I 

 landed on a part of the point that was jQieltered from the 

 furf by fome rocks" from which fituation I had a good view 

 of the fea and the fhores to the North Weft and South 

 Eaft of this entrance. I found the wind in the entrance 

 and at fea to be about South Weft by South, blowing 

 ftrong and in fqualls, which fent in on the rocks and fhores 

 a tremendous furf. After taking fome bearings from this 

 point, I embarked with an intention of examining the 

 Eaftern part of the Sound. About noon we rowed under 

 the lee of a fmall ifland, and took fhelter under fome trees 

 that huno; over the water, where we refrefhed ourfelves 



with 



