9 * COOK-’s VOYAGE. 
Hope Iflands extended from S. 30 E. to S. 40 E. In tins 
lituatfm we had twelve fathom water, and feveral fandbrnks 
without us. At tills time the leak had not increafed ; but 
that we might be prepared for all events, we got the fail 
ready for another fathering. In tffie afternoon having a .gentle 
breeze at S. E. by E. I lent out the mailer with two boats, as 
well to found ahead of the fmp, as to look out for a harbour 
where we might repair cur defeats, and put the (flip in a pro- 
per trim. At three o’clock we iaw an opening that had the 
appearance of an harbour, and flood oft and on while the boats 
examined it ; but they loon found that there was not depth of 
water in it fufficient tor the fhip. When it was near fun -let, 
there b ing many fhoals about us, we anchored in four fathom, 
at the diitan e of about two miles from the fhore, the laud ex- 
tending from N. i E. to S. by E. £ E. 1 he pinnace was dill 
out with one of the mates ; but at nine o’clock the returned, 
and reported, that about two leagues to the lewtcrd fee hud 
difeovered juft fuch a harbour as we wan ed, in which there 
was a fufficient rife cf water, and every other convenience that 
could be deiired, either for laying the ihip afhore, or heaung 
her down . 
In confluence of this infotmation, I weighed at fix o’clock 
in the morning, and having fent two boats ahead, to lie upon, 
the fhoals that we faw in our way, we ran down to the place ; 
but notsvith Handing our precaution, we were once in three 
fathom water. As foon as theie fnoals werepafTed, I fent the 
boats to lie in the channel that led to the harbour, and by 
this time it began to blow. It was happy for us that a place 
of refuge was at hand ; for we foon found that the fhip would 
not work, having twice miffed ftays : our fituaticn, however, 
though it might have been much worfe, was not without dan- 
ger ; we were entangled among fhoals, and I had great reafen 
to fear being driven to leeward, before the boats could place 
themfelves fo as to preferibe our courfe. I therefore anchored 
in four fathom, about a mile from the fhore, and then made 
the fignal for the boats to come on board. When this was 
done.fj&vent myfeif and buoyed the channel, which I found 
very narrow ; the h rbour alfo I found fmaller than I expected, 
but moft excellently adapted to our purpofe ; and it is remark- 
able^ that in the whole courfe of our voyage we had feen no 
place which, in cur prefent circumftances, could have afforded 
us the fame relief. At noon, our latitude was 15 : z6 S. Dur- 
ing all .the reft of this day, and the whole night, it blew too 
frefh for us to venture from our anchor, and run into the har- 
bour ; and for our farther fecurity, we got down the top-gal- 
lant yards, unbent the mainfail, and feme of the fmall fails ; 
got down the fore-top-gallant malt, and the gibb boom, and 
fprit-fail, with a view to lighten the ffupfar*wds as much as 
poffible. 
