THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
479 
1778. 
September. 
landed two days before. We continued, for a while, to 
ftand on and off with the fhips ; hut, at length, came to an 
anchor in one-fourth lefs than five fathoms, half a league 
from the coaft, the South point of which bore South 26° 
Weft; and Bald Head, North 6o° Ealf, nine leagues diftant. 
Cape Denbigh bore South 72 0 Eaft, twenty-fix miles diftant; 
and the iftand under the Eaft fhore, to the Southward of 
Cape Denbigh, named Bejborough IJland , South 52°Eaft, fif¬ 
teen leagues diftant. 
As this was a very open road, and confequently not a fafe 
ftation, I refolved not to wait to complete water, as that 
would require fome time; but only to fupply the fhips with 
wood, and then to go in fearch of a more convenient place 
for the other article. We took, off the drift-wood that 
lay upon the beach; and as the wind blew along fhore, the 
boats could fail both ways, which enabled us-to make great 
difpatch. 
In the afternoon, I went afhore, and walked a little 
into the country; which, where there was no wood, was 
covered with heath and other plants, fome of which pro¬ 
duce berries in abundance. All the berries were ripe; the 
hurtle-berries too much fo; and hardly a fingle plant was 
in flower. The underwood, fuch as birch, willows, and al¬ 
ders, rendered it very troublefome walking amongft the 
trees, which were all fpruce, and none of them above fix 
or eight inches in diameter. But we found fome lying 
upon the beach, more than twice this fize. All the drift¬ 
wood in thefe Northern parts was fir. I faw not a ftick of 
any other fort. 
Next day, a family of the natives came near to the place Sunday 13. 
where we were taking off wood. I know not how many 
there were at firft; but I faw only the hufband, the wife, 
and 
