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160 him, he gave orders to manœuvre the hips, o as to enter the bay ituated on our left. In vain we looked for the Pinguin's Iland, thinking ourelves in Adventure-bay, though it really was Tempet-bay, named thus by Taman, who, having entered it in the month of November 1642, was in the mot imminent danger of being driven ahore by a S.E. wind, when he endeavoured to get into the main ea.

As we had got very far into the bight of the bay, our oundings gave us a depth of from fifteen to twenty-five fathoms, over a bottom of hells. The Commander was on the point of giving orders to leave the bay, that we might pas the night in the open ea: however, he reolved to dipatch two boats, the one to the northward and the other to the outh-eat, in order to look out for ome place of helter for our hips.

The men in the boat ent to the north ide of the bay, found a place of anchorage, with a very good bottom, where we might eaily procure wood and water. They had een ome remains of huts, and near them large heaps of hells, that appeared to have been broiled by the natives. It