THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
I returned on board at half paft two in the afternoon; 
and, with a light hreeze Eafterly, fteered for the South Weft 
point of the ifland, which we got round by eight o’clock, and 
then ftood for the Wefternmoft land now in light, which, at 
this time, bore North Weft half North. On the North Weft 
lide of the North Eaft end of Kaye’s III and, lies another 
ifland, ftretching South Eaft and North Weft about three 
leagues, to within the fame diftance of the North Weft 
boundary of the bay above mentioned, which is diftin- 
guiflied by the Name of Comptroller's Bay. 
Next morning, at four o’clock, Kaye's Ifland was ftill 
in light, hearing Eaft a quarter South. At this time, we 
were about four or five leagues from the main; and 
the moft Weftern part in fight bore North Weft half 
North. We had now a frefli gale at Eaft South Eaft; and 
as we advanced to the North Weft, we raifed land more 
and more Wefterly; and, at laft, to the Southward of 
Weft; fo that, at noon, when the latitude was 6o° iT, and 
the longitude 213 0 28', the moft advanced land bore from 
us South Weft by Weft half Weft. At the fame time, the 
Eaft point of a large inlet bore Weft North Weft, three 
leagues diftant. 
From Comptroller’s Bay to this point, which I name Cape 
Hinchmgbroke , the direction of the coaft is nearly Eaft and 
Weft. Beyond this, it feemed to incline to the Southward; 
a direction fo contrary to the modern charts founded upon 
the late Ruffian difcoveries, that we had reafon to expecft 
that, by the inlet before us, we fhould find a pafiage to the 
North; and that the land to the Weft and South Weft was 
nothing but a group of iflands. Add to this, that the wind 
was now at South Eaft, and we? were threatened with a fog 
and a ftorm; and I wanted to get into fome place to flop the 
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