After we had rounded the East Cape we saw as we run along shore a great number of Villages and a great deal of Cultivated land and in general the Country appeard with more fertility that than what we had seen before, it was low near the sea but hilly inland. At 8 being 8 Leagues to the Westward of Cape East and 3 or 4 Miles from the shore shortend sail and brought too for the night having at this time ^a fresh gale ^at SSE and squally weather; but it soon fell Moderate and At 2 A.M. made sail again to the SW as the land now trended - At 8 saw land which made like an Island bearing west at the same time the SWestermost part of the Main land bore SW. —
At 9 Five Canoes came off to us, in one of which was were upwards of 40 Men all Arm'd with Pikes &Ca - from this and other circumstances it fully appear'd that they came with no friendly intention, and I at this Time being very busey and had no inclination to stay upon deck to watch their motions, I order'd a grape shot to be fired a little wide of them. This made them pull off a little and then they got together either to consu^lt what to do or to look about them upon this I order'd a fire round shot to be fired over their heads which frightend them to that degree that I believe they did not think them selves safe untill they got a shore, this occasion'd our calling the point of land off which this Happen'd Cape Runaway / Latde 37°..32' Longde 181°..50 / and 17 or 18 Leagues to the westward of East Cape —
Four Leagues to the westward of the East Cape is a Bay which I have named Hicks's Bay because Lieutenant Hicks was the first who discover'd it —