CHAPTER II.
Anchor in Rc^Jloraiion Cove — Account of tzeo boat expeditions — AJlronomical and nauticu! olfcrvalions — Proceed to the northward— Vijiied by many of the natives — Iheir character — Account of the boats excurfion — Seaman poifoncd by viiifcies. ,cS many ncccfTary repairs in and about the Difco'ery demanded our immcdialc attention, and that no time might be loft I determined, that ,, liilil tliofe on board were employe '. on the rcqui'lt', duties, two boat par- lies fliould be difpatched to profccutc tlu' cxanr.natlon of the broken region before us. Reeollefting there was a large cove to the nortliward, that I had noticed on our former vifit, and fuppofing it more Hkely to an- fwer all our purpofes than the ftation wc had taken, I fat out after dinner to take a view of it, and finding it a 'erv cligil^le place, I re- turned in the evcnijig, ar.d with the flood tide, the following morning, we flood towards this bay or cove, bearing by compafs N. 28 r.., diflant five miles. The flood t'de affifted our ])rogrets but a little wav up the arm, after which we l.ad to ctjutend with thofe counter currents, that hae been before fl;. d i.s not onK' rendering the veffel nearh' flationarv, biu totally ungovernable. It was not inuil two in the afternoon that we anchored in 1:; fathoms water, ri.d wi '■ a hawfer moored the fhip to the trees on ile lliore; this was;i fhic: kuidy beach, through which flowed an ex- cellent flream of watci iito the eo-e, clofe to the llation v.-e had taken. Near this flream, by the felling of a few trees, a ver- gooil fituatioii was obtaitted for the obfervatoiy and tents. 'I'he feine ^•as hauled with tolerable fticcc!";, fu iluit we had a profpeM of much convenience, and of
