& some dryed pieces of Callypees of Turtle.
I might perhaps have got some trifles
else but as it was clear to me that such
an elligible Place for shipping would
have some settlement I relyed on the
Mellay & we
nt on. –
The Party found
the a family or
two of Mellays – The Women curtseyd
& all shewed every sign of having
connection wit
h Europeans. —
We kept the Eastern side of the bay
on board to the NE & ENE – Making
a true NEbE course nearly I believe dist
about 8 Miles to w[h]ere we
at 10 PM
The sea was here open to the north
d. &
NW & I found I was here at the north
Entrance of this Spacious Harbour.
While I lay in the south entrance
the Ebb Tide run from the North
d.