him, he gave orders to manœuvre the ſhips, ſo as to enter the bay ſituated on our left. In vain we looked for the Pinguin's Iſland, thinking ourſelves in Adventure-bay, though it really was Tempeſt-bay, named thus by Taſman, who, having entered it in the month of November 1642, was in the moſt imminent danger of being driven aſhore by a S.E. wind, when he endeavoured to get into the main ſea.
As we had got very far into the bight of the bay, our ſoundings gave us a depth of from fifteen to twenty-five fathoms, over a bottom of ſhells. The Commander was on the point of giving orders to leave the bay, that we might paſs the night in the open ſea: however, he reſolved to diſpatch two boats, the one to the northward and the other to the ſouth-eaſt, in order to look out for ſome place of ſhelter for our ſhips.
The men in the boat ſent to the north ſide of the bay, found a place of anchorage, with a very good bottom, where we might eaſily procure wood and water. They had ſeen ſome remains of huts, and near them large heaps of ſhells, that appeared to have been broiled by the natives.
On being aſked the bearing of Eddy-Stone, he ſaid it bore S. 19° W. though it actually bore S. 19° E. Accordingly the Commander gave orders to make the bay on our left, as he could not doubt that it was Adventure-bay.
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