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into Port Montgomery, 177 a small harbour to the North'd of Barrells Sound, which the Adventure had visited before, and her Captain named it after our famous American General who fell before Quebec while gloriously fighting in the defence of our liberties. Graved the Sloop in this place, and otherways put her in fine order, to attract the eyes of the Spaniards at Nootka, as Capt. Gray meant to sell her to them if possible. Cut some spare spars at this place, and wooded and watered the Ship for her passage to Canton. Many Natives visited us, and brought plenty of fish but few furs. Took out the Skins from the Sloop 178 and stow'd them away on board the Ship.

BOUND TO NOOTKA SOUND

September 13. Weigh'd and stood to sea, in company with v the Adventure, bound to Nootka sound.

21. N. Latt. 49 30'; W. Long. 126 30'. Abreast the Entrance of the Sound. A Spanish Brig in sight to leeward, which hove to and fir'd a Gun. We immediately bore off for her. She was the Acteva of 14 Guns, with the Spanish Gov- ernor of Nootka 179 on board, bound to Peru. He told Capt. Gray that he wou'd wait 10 days at a small Spanish settle- tlement, in Juan De Fuca straits, where he was then going, for to leave some orders, previous to his leaving the Coast. He appear'd anxious to have the Sloop, and Haswell was not back- ward in displaying her to the best advantage. Towards evening we anchor'd in Friendly Cove, having saluted the .Spanish Governor with 13 Guns 180 when we parted. Found riding in the Cove His Majesty's Ships Discovery and Chatham, 181 The

177 Haswell gives its latitude as 52 25' north; his log shows that he was there twice, once in May and again in August, 1792. No longitude is given (it would be of no assistance, because of its constant inaccuracy), but it is plain from Haswell's log that on both occasions he reached this port from Dixon Entrance along the western coast of Queen Charlotte Islands. It was therefore on the western coast of these islands and north of Houston Stewart Channel. He calls it St. Tammonies Cove, Port Montgomery; from his scattered allusions it seems to have been a cove in a large sound. Though the latitude does not agree, could it by any possibility hay* been Ingraham's Magee Sound? In making a comparison it must be kept in mind that Ingraham stayed a considerable time in Magee Sound and made a careful examination; Haswell appears to have looked on it merely as a suitable rendezvous.

1 78 Haswell's entry, i2th September, 1792, reads: "I delivered to Capt. Gray 75 sea otter skins, 29 cootsacks, 137 tails, and 25 pieces."

1 79 Quadra was returning, not to Peru, but to San Bias in Mexico.

1 80 The federal salute; see note 95 ante.

181 Vancouver's vessels, which had arrived in Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound, 28th August, 1792, after circumnavigating Vancouver Island.