36/117 At 10 o'Clock got under Sail, Wind at South-East, and plyed to Windward. A Fresh breeze of Wind at South and South-West, with frequent showers of Rain and Snow. At 2 p.m.Anchored in the Bay of Success in 9 fathoms, the bottom Owse and sand.* (* The Endeavour was three days and a half in getting through the Strait of Le Maire, as far as Success Bay. It is a difficult passage for a sailing vessel even in the present day, as the tides are strong and winds generally contrary, but experience has enabled good directions to be given as to the best way to pass the Strait. Cook himself gives capital advice farther on.) The south point of the Bay bore South-East and the north point East-North-East. |