is COOK’s VOYAGE 
we had much wind, and avail fwell rolling in uteri the r . s r£, 
from the W. S. W. I did not think it fafe to .go -.v-.rst/-'- 
In the afternoon, we had a gentle breeze the S. f . W 
with which we fleered north along the Ihcre till eight, when, 
being within between two and three leagues, we founded, end 
had but thirty-four fathom ; upon which we hauled off N. W. 
by N. till eleven at night, and then brought to, having fix- 
ty-four fathom. At four in the morning we made fail to the 
N. E. with a light breeze at S. S W. which at eight veered 
to the wellward, and fbon after died away : at this time we 
were within three or four miles of the land, and had fifty-four 
fathom, with a large fwell from the W. S. W. rolling oblique- 
ly upon the fhore, which made me fear that I fhould be oblig- 
ed to anchor ; but by the help of a light air now and then 
from the S. W. I was able to keep the fhip from driving. At 
noon, the northermoll land in fight bore N. E. by E. f'E. 
diilant about ten leagues ; our latitude, by account, was 40 : 
55 S. longitude from Cape Well 6 : 35 E. From this time 
we had light airs from the fouthward, with intervals cf calm, 
till noon on the 23d, when our latitude, by obfervation, was 
40 : 36 : 30 S. and our longitude from Cape Well 6:52 E. 
The eallermolt point of land in fight bore E. 10 N. at the 
diilance of feven leagues, and a bluff head or point, of which 
we had been abrealt at noon the day before, and off which lay 
. .fome rocks above water, bore S. 18 W. at the diilance of fix 
leagues. This point I called Rock’s Point. Our latitude 
*'*was now 40 j 55 S. and having nearly run down the whole of 
the north well coall ofTovy Poenammoo, I fhall give fome ac- 
count of die face of the country. 
I have already obferved, that on the 1 ith, when we were off 
the fouthern part, the land then feen was craggy and moun- 
tainous, and there is great reafon to believe {hat the fame ridge 
of mountains extends nearly the whole length of the ifland. 
Between the weltermoll land, which we law that day, and the 
ealtermoll which wefaw on the 13th, there is a fpaceof about 
fix or eight leagues, of which we did not fee the coall, though 
we plainly difeovered the mountains in-land. The fea coall 
near Cape Well is low, rifing with an eafy and gradual afeent 
to the foot of the mountains, and being in mcll parts covered 
with wood. Frojp Point Five Fingers, down to latitude 44 : 
20, there is a narrow ridge of hills that rifes direftly from the 
fea, and is covered with wood : clofe behind thefe hills are the 
mountains, extending in another ridge of a llupenduous height, 
and confining of rocks that are totally barren and naked, ex- 
cept where they are covered with fnow, which is to be feen in 
large patches upon many parts of them, and has probably lain 
there fever fince the creation of the world : a prpfpeft more 
rude, craggy, and defolate than this country affords from the 
fga, cannot polfibly be conceived, for as far inland as the 
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