Passage through the Streight of Magellan
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half a mile from the shore. There is good watering about a mile up Bachelor’s River, and good wooding all round the bay, where the landing also is, in all parts, very good. We found plenty of celery, cranberries, muscles, and limpets, many wild fowl, and some fish, but not enough to supply the ship’s company with a fresh meal. The latitude here is 53° 39’S. longitude, by account, 73° 52’W.; the variation two points easterly. The water rises and falls about eight feet, but the tide is irregular. The master, who crossed the Streight many times to examine the bays, frequently found the current setting in three different directions. We anchored here on the 4th of February, and sailed again the 11th.
VIII. BUTLER’s BAY. This is a small bay, intirely surrounded by rocks, so that no ship should anchor here if she can possibly avoid it. We found, however, sufficient wood and water to keep up our stock, muscles and limpets in plenty, some good rock-fish, and a few wild fowl, but celery and cranberries were very scarce. This bay lies in latitude 53° 37’S. longitude, by account, 74° 9’W.; the variation is two points easterly. The water rises and falls here about four feet, but the current always sets to the eastward. We anchored here the 18th of February, and sailed the 1st of March.
IX. LION COVE. This is a small bay, and surrounded by rocks. The water is deep, but the ground is good. It is not a bad place for one ship, nor a good one for two. Here is good watering up a small creek, but no wood. There is good landing at the watering-place, but no where else. We found no refreshment but a few muscles, limpets, and rockfish, with a little celery. The latitude is 35° 26’S. longitude, by account, 74° 25’W.; the variation was two points easterly. The water, as far as we could judge by the appearance of
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© Derived from Volume I of the London 1773 Edition: National Library of Australia call no. FERG 7243, page 414, 2004
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