James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 199
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New Zealand
collecting of shells & I & I -----
Monday Winds & wea as yesterday in the A.M. Cast off the Hawser have short on the Bower & carried out the Kedge Anchor, in order to wasp the ship out of the Coves all the dry fish we have been able to procure from the Natives since we came here were this day divided amongst the Ships Company ------
Tuesday At 2 P.M. have up the Anchor wasped the Ship out of the Cove & out and erfail but it soon after falling little wind & that very Variable we anchor'd again a little above Motu-ourd, the old man seeing us undervailcameonb. to take her leave of get amongst other conversation that passed between him & Tupia the was asked if either he or any of his Ancestors had ever seen or heard of any Ship like this being in there parts to which question he answer'd in the Negative, but said that his Ancestors had told him that these came once to this place a small Vesel from a dist. part wherein were 4 Men that were all kill'd upon their landing & being asked where this dist. land lay he pointed to the No intimating that it would take up a great many days to go there something of this land was mentioned by the People of the Bay of Islands wo said that some of their Ancestors had been there but it is very clear to us that there knowledge of this land is only traditionary -- Had it Calm all night until 6-o'clock in the morning when alight breeze sprung up at No get Peg off again undersail but as the wind proved very unsteady we got no further than just without Motor owner by noon. but had a fair prospect of getting clear out of the forind which I shall next describe ------
Disription of Queen Charlotte's Sounds ----
The Entrance of their Sounds is situated in the Lat de of 41:0Sº & Longitude 184:45Wº & mid the Middle of the SWt. side of the Strait before mentioned the Land off the SEt head of the of the Sound called by the Natives Koamaroo / off which her 2 Small Islands & some rocks / makes the Narrowest part of the Strait there Stretcheth out 2 Miles NE&N from the NW head area of rocks apart of which is above Water this allo. 2 of the 2 Heads will be found sufficient guides to know this sound which is 3 Leag & broad at the Entrance & lies in SW & S. SW at least 10 Leag. appear from the Plane which was taken with all the accuracy that time & Terium would admit the Harbour of cove in which we lay Called Ship Cove is not inferior to any in the Sound, both in Point of Security & other Conveniences is her