September.
It this jiinfture was 35° 25'. It was now proved, that the cliffs fecn the preceding night, formed the fouthcrnmod point latitude white of this part of the coaU, which I dillinguiflu'd by the name of Cape Howe, in honor of that noble earl. It is fituated in latitude 35" 17', lon- gitude 117° 52'. The fmall detached illet lies from cape Howe s,68e. diflant 3 leagues. The land confidered on tuefday night as the cadern- moft part of the main now appeared to be an illand, beyond which were leen a high rocky bluff point, and a high mountain forming the eaflern- moft land in fight. A light breeze from the n.n.w. permitted us to draw in with the coall ; which at noon bore by compafs from N.50W. to N. 37 E. the high mountain N.35 1:. to theeallward of which, around hummock, fccmingly detached N. 52 e. the land appearing like an ifland, n. 16 vv. to n. 24 w. was now feen to comprehend a clufler of barren rocky ifles, which being the nearefl land was about to miles dillant; and the high rocky bluff point n. 8 e. In this fituation, theob- ferved latitude was 35° 22', longitude 118' 16'; which was 8 miles fur- ther fouth, and 1 1 miles further eafl than the log fhewed. Many whales were playing about the fhip during the morning. The high mountain confpicuoufly remarkable for its fuperior elevation above the neigh- bouring hills, I diftinguifhed, after my highly efleemed friend Sir Alan Gardner, by the name of Mount Gardner; and the barren rocky clufler of ifles, by the name of Eclipse Islands. The weather was pleafant; and aided by a gentle breeze, a port, round the high rocky bluff point, foon prefented itfelf, into which the Chatham was direfted to lead, and, by four, was fufficiently advanced to determine on its eli- gibility. The weather by this time had become thick and rainy, with much thunder and lightning ; but as the foundings continued regular, we flood into the port, and paffed the high rocky bluff point in 30 fathoms water; direfting our courfe clofe along its fhore, which is a high and nearly perpendicular cliff; the founding fuddenly fhoaled to 12 fathoms, and gradually decreafcd afterwards, until abreafl of the fecond white fandy beach ; where we anchored in 6 fatlioins water, having a clear bouom of fine white fand. A continuation
