The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-06
COOKS VOYAGE.
Co'.:s"e.( from No. So.


was extiDguilhed without injury. As
they were 10 ready NJ firing, it was
thought prudent 10 effect q reconcilia-
ton, and a reconciliation, after a fllir-
niih or TWO, and rhey had felt the inlair
oi rhe FIRE arms, was ctfected They
very litticreearied rhe preentst that were
made them; for the cloth they threw
away, and the turtle being denied them,
every ching elie was received with IT.
difference.
On Saturday, the 4th Of Auguf, Our
voyagers weighed anchor and prepar-
ed 70 depart, raining the r;ycr where
the fhip was repaired Enlcayour- River.
Their Chief, refjvthmenr here was cu7tIe
and dIh, with which, however, the fi1k
recovered rhcir healra. aud every one
impatient % be gonc. }5u5 there
was danger in clearing the rocks and
ihoals, in which they continued entan-
gled I'LL the 13th5 when they once more
go7 INFO deep water, and IS they thoag.t
an open lea bur, to ti.eir unipcah1aoie
modification, they were on the l6th,
agsia involved in che mott pcril3us iltu-
a,ioB NOS . hundred ards from rock,
upon which the fan4c blilow which
wA-Aed the tide of the !hip. broke 70 u
tremendous height the very nexs time
ltrclc, 10 that between them and de-
tGru5tion there WIS only i drcary y&iicy,
no wider lhan tao baie If one wave.
In this crifs, Providence again very
iignaHy interpreted; for, the very mo-
Hlenr Of their fatcs, light breeze
bringing up, fllled theirsalls jat enough
Win the exertion Of their own endea-
yours, 70 give the lhip al obliquc direc-
ton from the rock, by which ft1e was
prevensc / from being dafhcd TO pieces.
1{or was The danger iefs iiarninent, wl1n
The breeze dying away, preieptea ete
breakers at le1s than 200 wards elf
tanee, and no fotfadingswjtl 80 farhons
OF lire. The boaes laboured hard 20
so' her of. yer the ihip kept driving 70
lhore, when the people obf-wine an
opening rhro' the reefs, and finoosh wa
e. within it, they rcd3ubled their vig3,gr
x reach It, not doubling 20 pals it, ie
they could bring the nip in {uitsble
dlrz6t.o1 70 attemptir. Bur in this they
were gnlltakea for when they came ~,
tlley found rne t;ie Of cob had taken
place, and thar the fca came ru;Tliag
Through wjlh incredible violence.
Though lhey could not Pa{s, yet ehe
dream favored them TO get an oGing !,
which, however, would have been Of
htSl@ NE, IS they were [ill enlbayzd
w.! IN Tfe rt1l, had obey not difcoyered
another oPcniag, through which, when
rhey had placed the fhip properly, ioe
was iaof by tic returning tide, IN this
dangerous navigation they continued ali
along the COAT in continual jeopardy
FlIl the aft, when they diicovered an
opening II lat. 2o9 60 S. long. 218e
24 w. which TO their unGpeakabIe 10Y,
proved paQage into the Indian fea. In
rhe bay Of a frall iland in this paiIaae
they CAT anchor; and having now
coated the caffern Gde Of New Holland
from lat 38' 5 70 this place, a courfc Of
near 1000 fnae. Capt. Cook landed,
and -ook pod@Gion the whole ea1ern
hde IN right Of his Britannia Majcily,
by the nana Of New South Wales.
4 mutt here be noted, that Danpier,
~ rhe year s699, ranged the wehcrr
i'ie o Rev Holland, from ac. ~ to
jal. 20 5. and found the nawoarion
exactly tuch IS Capt Cook has dcfcrl5-
81 that on she c@tern iidc. Darnpier
& IS 2cry snfayorable account OF
tffs country ard is inhabiants, and
THINKS, tha- part OF it whca qD-