we named these the Grange Hills.  The rest of the coast was all rocky, full of clefts and cuts, having low islands between and the open sea.  On the former day we could not see the land, on account of thick mists and dark fogs, but this evening we espied an entrance into the land, by a river between the Grange Hills and a cape to the S.W. about 3 leagues from the ships.  The top of this cape is blunt, but it ends towards the sea in a sharp point, on which account we named it Pointed Cape.  On its north side there is a flat island.  Meaning to examine if there were any good harbours at this entrance, we lay to for the night; but on the next day we had stormy weather from the N.E. for which reason we stood to the S.W. till Thursday morning, in which time we sailed 37 leagues.  We now opened a bay full of round islands like pigeon-houses, which we therefore named the Dove-cots.  From the Bay of St. Julian to a cape which lies S. and by W. called Cape Royal, the distance is 7 leagues; and towards the W.S.W. side of that cape there is another, the lower part of which is all craggy, and the top round.  On the north side of this cape, which we called Cape Milk, there is a low island.  Between Cape Royal and Cape Milk there are some low islands, within which there are others, indicating that there are some rivers in this place.  About two leagues from Cape Royal we had 20 fathom water, and found cod in such abundance, that, while waiting for our consort we caught above a hundred in less than an hour.

Next day, the 18th, the wind turned against us with such fury that we were forced back to Cape Royal; and, sending the boats to look for a harbour, we found a great deep gulf above the low islands, having certain other islands within it.  This gulf is shut up on the south, and the low islands are on one side of the entrance, stretching out above half a league to seawards; it is in lat. 48 deg. 30’ N. having an island in the middle of the entrance.  The country about is all flat, but barren.  Finding we could not get into any harbour that night, we stood out to sea, leaving Cape Royal towards the west.  From that time to the 24th of the month, being St Johns Day, we had such stormy weather, with contrary winds and such dark mists, that we could not see the land; but on that day we got sight of a cape, about 35 leagues S.W. from Cape Royal, which we named Cape St John.  On that day and the next the weather still continued so foggy and dark, with wind, that we could not come near the land; yet we sailed part of the 25th to the W.N.W. and lay too in the evening, about 7-1/2 leagues N.W. and by W. of Cape St John.  When about to make sail, the wind changed to the N.W. and we accordingly sailed S.E.  After proceeding about 15 leagues in that direction, we came to three islands, two of which are as steep and upright as a wall, so that it is impossible to climb them, and a small rock lies between them.  These islands were closely covered over with birds, which breed upon