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Rh Thofe parts that had lately occupied Mr. Johnllone's attention, ap- '79.?- pcared to be the fame that had been vifited by Mr. Duncan, and called < ^^^ Nepean's found ; Sen'- Caamano had alfo reforted thither the preceding year, and had named the ifland which Mr. johnftone circumnavigated, Ifle de Gi]. Thefe names I accordingly adopted. As this report rendered our ftay here no longer neceffary, I determined to proceed immediately to the weflern arm, where, on the continental fhorc, Mr. Johnftone had obferved a bay that appeared likely to afford good anchorage, and which was fofituated, that Mr.Whidbeyon his return muft neceffarily perceive tlie (hips ; in the event, however, of his paffing that ftation in the night, or in thick weather, I left a letter, fealed up, in a bottle, in a fituation that had been agreed upon between us before his departure, containing fuch information and directions as (hould be neceffary for his government. By the time our brewing utenfils and other matters were brought from the fhore, the wind blew a ftrong gale from the s.e., attended with heavy fqualls and thick rainy weather. This continued until the morn- ing of the 29th ; when, about ten in the forenoon, with the affiftance Saturday 29. of the tide, we towed out of the cove, and, a light breeze fpringing up from the eaftward, we failed up the weftern arm. Whilft we had re- mained at anchor only two fmall canoes, with three perfons in each, had vifited us ; one on the preceding funday, bringing nothing to dif- pofe of, the other juft before our departure, which brought three fea- otter fkins and a: few falmon, that were exchanged principally with iron. In this dreary and uninterefting place nothing further attratlcd our attention. The aftronomical and nautical obfervations made there were very fatisfaftory, and by the former the cove was found to be fituated in latitude 53° 10', longitude 231" 26'. The variation of the compafs, by fixteen fets of azimuths taken on fhore, Ihewing from 19"* to 24", gave a mean refult of 21° 37' eaftwardly ; and, independently of the in- fluence that the llormy weather feemed to have upon the tide, at the fprings, the day tide rofe fifteen feet three inches, the night tide about fix inches higher, and was high water 10'' 15' after the moon palled the meridian. Vol.. 11. Q q Wc 5* ■ ■ 4m .1"* ill ".1 3 '■.*i