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much embarrassment in obtaining a place for the boat. On 

 the 7th there was too much sea and wind to admit of our 

 proceeding, so I went to various points suited for obtaining 

 angles and bearings. One of these stations was a large rock, 

 looking like a tower, which stood alone on a level plain. 



" ' The weather being less unfavourable and the sea smoother 

 on the 8th, we launched our boat and sailed to the eastward. 

 In passing round Cape Kinnaird, great numbers of fur-seal 

 w^ere observed, so many indeed that they completely covered 

 several of the large rocks. 



' Spaniard Harbour proved to be a shallow bay, full of 

 rocks, and dangerous reefs lining the shore, and without shelter, 

 although there is anchorage for a vessel. 



" ^ In a large cave in a rock, which forms the south head 

 of a little cove where our boat was secured, I found the recent 

 traces of Indians, who had left bones of guanacoes and birds 

 lying about near the ashes of a large fire. I went into the 

 cave for a considerable distance, until it became too dark to 

 find my way farther, but did not reach the end. Afterwards 

 we sailed to the eastward again, under a treble reefed sail, and 

 landed before dark in a corner between projecting rocks. 

 Numbers of guanacoes were feeding around ; but, after our 

 shooting one of them, they made off. In every place at which 

 we landed, traces of Indians had been found ; yet hitherto we 

 had seen only one party during this trip. The country near 

 us, on the east side of Spaniard Harbour, or rather Bay, 

 seemed level, though here and there were low hills, whose 

 eastern sides were thickly covered with wood : some of the trees 

 (beech) growing large and straight enough to make topmasts 

 or lower yards for a small ship ; though probably their qualities 

 would be unsuitable. 



" ' May 10th. During a heavy gale, I ascended the highest 

 hill, near the sea, and noticed many rocks, on which the sea 

 was breaking, that I had not seen before. On the 11th we 

 passed through a very dangerous ' tide-race"* off Bell Cape. 

 There was little or no wind, but it was scarcely possible to 

 use our oars, so much was the water agitated : it was heaving 



