morning, having passed all the islands three or four hours before.  This land, on account of its figure, I named Point Hillock:  It is of a considerable height, and may be known by a round hillock, or rock, which joins to the Point, but appears to be detached from it.  Between this Cape and Magnetical Isle the shore forms a large bay, which I called Halifax Bay:  Before it lay the group of islands which has been just mentioned, and some others, at a less distance from the shore.  By these islands the Bay is sheltered from all winds, and it affords good anchorage.  The land near the beach, in the bottom of the Bay, is low and woody, but farther back it is one continued ridge of high land, which appeared to be barren and rocky.  Having passed Point Hillock, we continued standing to the N.N.W. as the land trended, having the advantage of a light moon.  At six, we were abreast of a point of land which lies N. by W. 1/2 W., distant eleven miles from Point Hillock, which I named Cape Sandwich.  Between these two points the land is very high, and the surface is craggy and barren.  Cape Sandwich may be known not only by the high craggy land over it, but by a small island which lies east of it; at the distance of a mile, and some others that lie about two leagues to the northward.  From Cape Sandwich the land trends W. and afterwards N. forming a fine large bay, which I called Rockingham Bay, where there appears to be good shelter, and good anchorage, but I did not stay to examine it:  I kept ranging along the shore to the northward, for a cluster of small islands, which lie off the northern point of the Bay.  Between the three outermost of these islands, and those near the shore, I found a channel of about a mile broad, through which I passed, and upon one of the nearest islands we saw with our glasses about thirty of the natives, men, women, and children, all standing together, and looking with great attention at the ship; the first instance of curiosity we had seen among them:  They were all stark naked, with short hair, and of the same complexion with those that we had seen before.[79] At noon, our latitude, by observation, was 17 deg. 59’, and we were abreast of the north point of Rockingham Bay, which bore from us W. at the distance of about two miles.  This boundary of the Bay is formed by an island of considerable height, which I distinguished by the name of Dunk Isle, and which lies so near the shore as not to be easily distinguished from it.  Our longitude was 213 deg. 57’ W. Cape Sandwich bore S. by E. 1/2 E. distant nineteen miles, and the northermost land in sight N. 1/2 W.:  Our depth of water for the last ten hours had not been more than sixteen, nor less than seven fathom.  At sun-set, the northern extremity of the land bore N. 25 W. and we kept our course N. by W. along the coast, at the distance of between three and four leagues, with an easy sail all night, having from twelve to fifteen fathom water.