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1778. is on the South Eaft fide of Cape Denbigh, where we an- 
September c j i( ^ re( j [ n tj ie afternoon. Soon after, a few of the natives 
came off in their fmall canoes, and bartered fome dried fal- 
mon for fnch trifles as our people had to give them. 
“ worfe, you are, in that cafe, to return to the Ihip, although you have not performed the 
“ fervice you are fent upon. And, at any rate, you are not to remain longer upon it 
“ than four or five days ; but the fooner it is done the better. If any unforefeen, or un- 
“ avoidable accident, fhould force the fhips off the coaft, fo that they cannot return at a 
“ reafonable time, the rendezvous is at the harbour of Samganoodha; that is, the place 
“ where we laffc completed our water.” 
“JAMES COO K.” 
“ To Lieutenant King .” 
“ Our cutter being hoifted out, and the fignal made for the Difcovery’s, at eight at 
night, on the 14th, we fet out. It was a little unlucky, that the boats crews had been much 
fatigued during the whole day in bringing things from the fhore. They pulled ftoutly, 
without reft or intermiffion, toward the land, till one o’clock in the morning of the 15th. 
I wanted much to have got clofe to it, to have had the advantage of the wind, which had 
very regularly, in the evening, blown from the land, and in the day-time down the Sound* 
from the North North Eaft, and was contrary to our courfe ; but the men were, at this 
time, too much fatigued to prefs them farther. We, therefore, fet our fails, and flood 
acrofs the bay, which the coaft forms to the Weft of Baldhead, and fleered for it. But, 
as I expected, by three o’clock, the wind headed us; and, as it was in vain to endeavour 
to fetch Baldhead with our fails, we again took to the oars. The Difcovery’s boat (being a 
heavy king’s-built cutter, while ours was one from Deal) had, in the night-time, detained 
us very much, and now we foon pulled out of fight of her ; nor would I wait, being in 
great hopes to reach the extreme point that was in fight, time enough to afeend the heights 
before dark, as the weather was at this time remarkably clear and fine; and we could fee 
to a great diftance. By two o’clock we had got within two miles of Baldhead, under the 
lee of the high land, and in fmooth water > but, at the moment our object was nearly at¬ 
tained, all the men, but two, were fo overcome with fatigue and fleep, that my utmoft en- 
. deavours to make them put on were ineffectual. They, at length, dropped their oars* 
quite exhaufted, and fell afleep in the bottom of the boat. Indeed, confidering that they 
had fet out fatigued, and had now been fixteen hours, out of the eighteen fince they left 
the fhip, pulling in a poppling fea, it was no wonder that their ftrength and fpirits fhould 
be worn out for want of fleep and refrefljments. The two gentlemen, who were with 
me, and myfelf, were now obliged to lay hold of the oars; and, by a little after three) we 
landed between the Baldhead and a projecting point to the Eaft ward*” 
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