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December.- 
Monday 30. 
A VOYAGE TO 
Wefterly winds. I obferved, with regret, that there was 
neither food nor covering for cattle of any fort; and that, 
if I left any, they mnft inevitably perilh. In the little cove 
where the boat waited for ns (which I called Penguin Cove, 
as the beach was covered with thefe birds), is a fine rivulet 
of frefh water, that may be eafily come at. Here were alfo 
fome large feals, fhags, and a few ducks; and Mr. Bayly 
had a tranfient fight of a very fmall land bird; but it flew 
amongft the rocks, and we loft it. About nine o’clock we 
got on board. 
Soon after, Mr. Bligh returned, and reported, that he had 
been four miles up the harbour, and, as he judged, not far 
from the head of it. He found that its direction was Weft 
South Weft ; and that its breadth, a little above the fhips, 
did not exceed a mile; but grew narrower toward the head. 
The foundings were very irregular, being from thirty-feven 
to ten fathoms ; and, except under the beds of fea-weed, 
which in many places extended from the fhore near half 
channel over, the bottom was a fine fand. He landed on 
both fliores, which he found barren and rocky, without the 
leaft figns of tree or flirub, and with very little verdure of 
any kind. Penguins, and other oceanic birds and feals, oc¬ 
cupied part of the coaft; but not in fuch numbers as at 
Chriftmas Harbour. 
Finding no encouragement to continue our refearches, 
and, the next morning, both wind and weather being fa¬ 
vourable, I weighed anchor and put to fea. To this harbour 
I gave the name of Port Pallifer y in honour of my worthy 
friend Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer. It is fituated in the lati¬ 
tude of 49 0 3' South, in the longitude of 69° 3/ Eaft, and 
five leagues from Howe’s Foreland, in the direction of South 
25° Eaft. There are feveral Blands, rocks, and breakers 
lying 
