The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. III. Being the First of the Second VoyageCook, James
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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. III. Being the First of the Second Voyage
Cook, James
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century
Seeing nothing of her then, we wore and brought to, under the fore-sail
and mizzen-stay-sail, the wind having increased to a perfect storm; but
we had not been long in this situation before it abated, so as to permit
us to carry the two courses, under which we stood to the west; and at
noon the Snowy mountains bore W. N. W., distant twelve or fourteen
leagues. At six o’clock in the evening the wind quite ceased; but this
proved only a momentary repose; for, presently after, it began to blow
with redoubled fury, and obliged us to lie to under the
mizzen-stay-sail; in which situation we continued till midnight, when
the storm lessened; and two hours after it fell calm.
On the 1st of November, at four o’clock in the morning, the calm was
succeeded by a breeze from the south. This soon after increased to a
fresh gale, attended with hazy rainy weather, which gave us hopes that
the N. W. winds were done; for it must be observed, that they were
attended with clear and fair weather. We were not wanting in taking
immediate advantage of this favourable wind, by setting all our sails,
and steering for Cape Campbell, which at noon bore north, distant three
or four leagues.
At two o’clock we passed the Cape, and entered the Strait with a brisk
gale a-stern, and so likely to continue that we thought of nothing less
than reaching our port the next morning. Once more we were to be
deceived: at six o’clock, being off Cloudy Bay, our favourable wind was
succeeded by one from the north, which soon after veered to N. W. and
increased to a fresh gale. We spent the night plying; our tacks proved
disadvantageous; and we lost more on the ebb than we gained on the
flood. Next morning, we stretched over for the shore of Eaheinomauwe. At
sunrise the horizon being extraordinarily clear to leeward, we looked
well out for the Adventure; but as we saw nothing of her, judged she had
got into the Sound. As we approached the above-mentioned shore, we
discovered on the east side of Cape Teerawhitte a new inlet I had never
observed before. Being tired with beating against the N. W. winds, I
resolved to put into this place, if I found it practicable, or to anchor
in the bay which lies before it. The flood being in our favour, after
making a stretch off, we fetched under the Cape, and stretched into the
bay along by the western shore, having from thirty-five to twelve
fathoms, the bottom every where good anchorage. At one o’clock we
reached the entrance of the inlet, just as the tide of ebb was making
out; the wind being likewise against us, we anchored in twelve fathoms
water, the bottom a fine sand. The easternmost of the Black Rocks, which
lie on the larboard side of the entrance of the inlet, bore N. by E.,
one mile distant; Cape Teerawhitte, or the west point of the bay, west,
distant about two leagues; and the east point of the bay N. by E., four
or five miles.
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