The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. II. Being the Second of the First VoyageCook, James
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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. II. Being the Second of the First Voyage
Cook, James
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century
We continued to steer along the shore, in the direction of N. E. ¼ E.
till six o’clock in the evening, when we brought to for the night. At
four in the morning, we stood in for the land, and when the day broke we
saw what appeared to be an inlet; but upon a nearer approach proved to
be only a deep valley between two high lands: we proceeded therefore in
the same course, keeping the shore at the distance of between four and
five miles. At noon on the 16th, the northermost point of land in sight
bore N. 60 E. at the distance of ten miles; and our latitude, by
observation, was 44° 5ʹ, our longitude from Cape West 2° 8ʹ E. About
two, we past the point which at noon had been distant ten miles, and
found it to consist of high red cliffs, down which there fell a cascade
of water in four small streams, and I therefore gave it the name of
Cascade Point. From this Point, the land trends first N. 76 E. and
afterwards more to the northward. At the distance of eight leagues from
Cascade Point, in the direction of E. N. E., and at a little distance
from the shore, lies a small low island, which bore from us S. by E. at
the distance of about a league and a half.
At seven in the evening, we brought to, in thirty-three fathom, with a
fine sandy bottom; at ten we had fifty fathom, and at twelve wore in
sixty-five fathom, having driven several miles N. N. W. after our having
brought to. At two in the morning, we had no ground with 140 fathom, by
which it appears that the soundings extend but a little way from the
shore. About this time it fell calm; at eight, a breeze sprung up at S.
W. with which we steered along the shore, in the direction of N. E. by
E. ½ E. at the distance of about three leagues. At six in the evening,
being about one league from the shore, we had seventeen fathom; and at
eight, being about three leagues from the shore, we had forty-four; we
now shortened sail, and brought to, having run ten leagues N. E. by E.
since noon.
It was calm most part of the night; but at ten in the morning a light
breeze sprung up at S. W. by W. when we made sail again along the shore
N. E. by N. having a large swell from the W. S. W. which had risen in
the night; at noon, our latitude, by observation, was 43° 4ʹ S. and our
longitude from Cape West 4° 12ʹ E. We observed, that the valleys as well
as the mountains were this morning covered with snow, part of which we
supposed to have fallen during the night, when we had rain. At six in
the evening we shortened sail, and at ten brought to, at the distance of
about five leagues from the shore, where we had 115 fathom. At midnight,
there being little wind, we made sail, and at eight in the morning we
stood to the N. E. close upon a wind till noon, when we tacked, being
about three leagues from the land, and, by observation, in latitude 42°
8ʹ, and longitude from Cape West 5° 5ʹ E.
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