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177s. re&ions. But as there run a rapid tide in our favour, the 
Refolution got through before the ebb made. The Difco- 
very was not fo fortunate. She was carried back, got into 
the race; and had fome trouble to get clear of it. As foon 
as we were through, the land, on one fide, was found to 
trend Well and South Weft ; and that on the other fide to 
trend North. This gave us great reafon to hope, that the 
continent had here taken a new direction, which was much 
in our favour. Being in want of water, and perceiving that 
we run fome rifk of driving about in a rapid tide, without 
wind to govern the fhip, I ftood for a harbour, lying on the 
South fide of the paffage; but we were very foon driven 
paft it; and, to prevent being forced back through the paf- 
fage, came to an anchor in twenty-eight fathoms water, 
pretty near the Southern ftiore, out of the reach of the 
ftrong tide. And yet, even here, we found it to run full 
five knots and a half in the hour. 
While we lay here, feveral of the natives came off to us, 
each in a canoe; and bartered a few fiftiing implements 
for tobacco. One of them, a young man, overfet his ca¬ 
noe, while along-fide of one of our boats. Our people 
caught hold of him; but the canoe went adrift, and, being 
picked up by another, was carried afhore. The youth, by 
this accident, was obliged to come into the fhip; and he 
went down into my cabin, upon the firft invitation, without 
expre fling the leaft reluctance, or uneafinefs. His drefs 
was an upper garment, like a fhirt, made of the large gut 
of fome fea-animal, probably the whale; and an under 
garment of the fame fhape, made of the Ikins of birds, 
dreffed with the feathers on, and neatly fewed together; 
the feathered fide being worn next his fkin. It was mend¬ 
ed, or patched, with pieces of filk-ftuff; and his cap was 
ornamented 
