A General History & Collection of Voyages and Travels ... - Nauticus

six o'clock, being off Cloudy Bay, our favourable wind was succeeded by one from the north, which soonafter veered to N.W., and increased to a fresh gale. We spent the night plying; our tacks proveddisadvantageous; and we lost more on the ebb than we gained on the flood. Next morning, we stretchedover for the shore of Eaheinomauwe. At sun-rise the horizon being extraordinarily clear to leeward, welooked well out for the Adventure; but as we saw nothing of her, judged she had got into the Sound. As weapproached the above-mentioned shore, we discovered on the east side of Cape Teerawhitte, a new inlet Ihad never observed before. Being tired with beating against the N.W. winds, I resolved to put into thisplace if I found it practicable, or to anchor in the bay which lies before it. The flood being favourable, aftermaking a stretch off, we fetched under the Cape, and stretched into the bay along the western shore, havingfrom thirty-five to twelve fathoms, the bottom everywhere good anchorage. At one o'clock we reached theentrance of the inlet just as the tide of ebb was making out; the wind being likewise against us, weanchored in twelve fathoms water, the bottom a fine sand. The easternmost of the Black Rocks, which lieon the larboard side of the entrance of the inlet, bore N. by E., one mile distant; Cape Teerawhitte, or thewest point of the bay, west, distant about two leagues; and the east point of the bay N. by east, four or fivemiles.Soon after we had anchored, several of the natives came off in their canoes; two from one shore, and onefrom the other. It required but little address to get three or four of them on board. These people wereextravagantly fond of nails above every other thing. To one man I gave two cocks and two hens, which hereceived with so much indifference, as gave me little hopes he would take proper care of them.[2][2] "In their unthinking situation, the first moment they have nothing ready at hand to satisfy thecravings of appetite, our fowls must fall the victims to their voracity. If there are any hopes ofsucceeding in the introduction of domestic animals in this country, it must be in the populous bays tothe northward, where the inhabitants seem to be the more civilized, and are already accustomed tocultivate several roots for their subsistance."--G.F.We had not been at anchor here above two hours, before the wind veered to N.E., with which we weighed;but the anchor was hardly at the bows before it shifted to the south. With this we could but just lead out ofthe bay, and then bore away for the Sound under all the sail we could set; having the advantage, or ratherdisadvantage, of an increasing gale, which already blew too hard. We hauled up into the Sound just at dark,after making two boards, in which most of our sails were split; and anchored in eighteen fathoms water,between the White Rocks and the N.W. shore.The next morning the gale abated, and was succeeded by a few hours calm; after that a breeze sprang up atN.W., with which we weighed and ran up into Ship Cove, where we did not find the Adventure, as wasexpected.SECTION V.Transactions at Queen Charlotte's Sound; with an Account of the Inhabitants being Cannibals; andvarious other Incidents.--Departure from the Sound, and our Endeavours to find the Adventure; with someDescription of the Coast.The first thing we did after mooring the ship, was to unbend all the sails; there not being one but whatwanted repair. Indeed, both our sails and rigging had sustained much damage in beating off the Strait'smouth.