In the evening, being about two leagues from the shore, we sounded, and had no ground with 108 fathom:  The variation of the needle, by azimuth, was 14 deg.  E. and by amplitude 15 deg. 2’.  We made the best of our way along the shore with what wind we had, keeping at the distance of between two and three leagues.  At noon, we were in latitude 44 deg. 47’, having run only twelve leagues upon a N.E. 1/4 N. course, during the last four-and-twenty hours.

We continued to steer along the shore, in the direction of N.E. 1/4 E. till six o’clock in the evening, when we brought-to for the night.  At four in the morning, we stood in for the land, and when the day broke we saw what appeared to be an inlet; but upon a nearer approach proved to be only a deep valley between two high lands:  We proceeded therefore in the same course, keeping the shore at the distance of between four and five miles.  At noon on the 16th, the northermost point of land in sight bore N. 60 E. at the distance of ten miles; and our latitude, by observation, was 44 deg. 5’, our longitude from Cape West 3 deg. 8’ E. About two, we past the point which at noon had been distant ten miles, and found it to consist of high red cliffs, down which there fell a cascade of water in four small streams, and I therefore gave it the name of Cascade Point.  From this Point the land trends first N. 76 E. and afterwards more to the northward.  At the distance of eight leagues from Cascade Point, in the direction of E.N.E. and at a little distance from the shore, lies a small low island, which bore from us S. by E. at the distance of about a league and a half.

At seven in the evening, we brought-to, in thirty-three fathom, with a fine sandy bottom; at ten we had fifty fathom, and at twelve wore in sixty-five fathom, having driven several miles N.N.W. after our having brought-to.  At two in the morning, we had no ground with 140 fathom, by which it appears that the soundings extend but a little way from the shore.  About this time it fell calm; at eight, a breeze sprung up at S.W. with which we steered along the shore, in the direction of N.E. by E. 1/2 E. at the distance of about three leagues.  At six in the evening, being about one league from the shore, we had seventeen fathom; and at eight, being about three leagues from the shore, we had forty-four; we now shortened sail, and brought-to, having run ten leagues N.E. by E. since noon.

It was calm most part of the night; but at ten in the morning a light breeze sprung up at S.W. by W. when we made sail again along the shore N.E. by N., having a large swell from the W.S.W. which had risen in the night; at noon, our latitude, by observation, was 43 deg. 4’ S. and our longitude from Cape West 4 deg. 12’ E. We observed, that the vallies as well as the mountains were this morning covered with snow, part of which we supposed to have fallen during the night, when we had rain.  At six in the evening we shortened sail, and at ten brought-to, at the distance of about five leagues from the shore, where we had 115 fathom.  At midnight, there being little wind, we made sail, and at eight in the morning we stood to the N.E. close upon a wind till noon, when we tacked, being about three leagues from the land, and, by observation, in latitude 42 deg. 8’ and longitude from Cape West 5 deg. 5’ E.