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 &C^a - 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 / Lat^de 37°..32' Long^de 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 —

Voyaging Accounts