that time subject to no controul, endeavoured to seduce, a conduct which gave the Indians great offence.  There are undoubtedly some strong marks of identity, betwixt the Indians described in that narrative and the inhabitants found in the straits.  They resembled in stature, in complexion, in hair, in dress, viz. the skin of some unknown beast; they used the same diet, living principally on fish, (muscles are particularly mentioned in both accounts;) they were both very dexterous in the management of the javelin; and the former, it is clear from Byron’s words, came from the south.  Their canoes also, it may be added, were of very similar materials and structure.  Of the jealousy of these Indians, Byron relates some striking evidences, from what he himself had the unhappiness to experience.  Who knows what some waggish spectator of the young lady might surmise about her English features, if he had ever heard of the gallant commodore’s adventure in the wigwam, &c., so feelingly introduced and dilated in his interesting narrative!—­E.]

At seven o’clock the next morning, we weighed and towed out of the bay, and at eight saw the Tamar very far astern, steering after us.  At noon we had little wind at E.N.E. but at five o’clock it shifted to W.N.W. and blew fresh.  At six we were abreast of Cape Monday, and at six the next morning, Cape Upright bore E. by S. distant three leagues.  From Cape Monday to Cape Upright, which are both on the south shore, and distant from each other about five leagues, the course is W. by N. by the compass:  The shore on each side is rocky, with broken ground.  At about half an hour after seven, we had a very hard squall, and the weather being then exceedingly thick, we suddenly perceived a reef of rocks close under our lee-bow, upon which the sea broke very high:  We had but just time to tack clear of them, and if the ship had missed stays, every soul on board must inevitably have perished.  These rocks lie at a great distance from the south shore, and are about three leagues to the north of Cape Upright.  At nine the weather cleared a little, and we saw the entrance of Long Reach, upon which we bore away, keeping nearest the south shore, in hopes of finding an anchoring-place.  At ten we had strong gales and thick weather, with hard rain, and at noon we were again abreast of Cape Monday, but could find no anchoring-place, which, however, we continued to seek, still steering along the south shore, and were soon after joined by the Tamar, who had been six or seven leagues to the eastward of us all night.  At six in the evening we anchored in a deep bay, about three leagues to the eastward of Cape Monday:  We let go the anchor in five-and-twenty fathom, near an island in the bottom of the bay; but before we could bring up the ship, we were driven off, and the anchor took the ground in about fifty fathom.  The extreme points of the bay bore from N.W. to N.E. by E. and the island W. 1/2 S. We veered to a whole cable, and the anchor was about a cable’s