een it and the west point I named St.
George's Bay. [Note:--No Dutch drafts go so far as this cape by ten
leagues.] On the 10th, in the evening, we got within a league of the
westernmost land seen, which is pretty high and very woody, but no
appearance of anchoring. I stood off again, designing, if possible, to
ply to and fro in this bay till I found a conveniency to wood and water.
We saw no more plantations nor cocoa-nut trees; yet in the night we
discerned a small fire right against us. The next morning we saw a
burning mountain in the country. It was round, high, and peaked at top,
as most volcanoes are, and sent forth a great quantity of smoke. We took
up a log of driftwood, and split it for firing; in which we found some
small fish.

The day after we passed by the south-west cape of this bay, leaving it to
the north of us. When we were abreast of it I called my officers
together, and named it Cape Orford, in honour of my noble patron,
drinking his Lordship's health. This cape bears from Cape St. George
south-west about eighteen leagues. Between them there is a bay about
twenty-five leagues deep, having pretty high land all round it,
especially near the capes, though they themselves are not high. Cape
Orford lies in the latitude of 5 degrees 24 minutes south, by my
observation; and meridian distance from Cape St. George, forty-four miles
west. The land trends from this cape north-west by west into the bay,
and on the other side south-west per compass, which is south-west 9
degrees west, allowing the variation, which is here 9 degrees east. The
land on each side of the cape is more savannah than woodland, and is
highest on the north-west side. The cape itself is a bluff-point, of an
indifferent height, with a flat tableland at top. When we were to the
south-west of the cape, it appeared to be a low point shooting out, which
you cannot see when abreast of it. This morning we struck a log of
driftwood with our turtle-irons, hoisted it in, and split it for
firewood. Afterwards we struck another, but could not get it in. There
were many fish about it.

We steered along south-west as the land lies, keeping about six leagues
off the shore; and, being desirous to cut wood and fill water, if I saw
any conveniency, I lay by in the night, because I would not miss any
place proper for those ends, for fear of wanting such necessaries as we
could not live without. This coast is high and mountainous, and not so