Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.1): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

SECOND NARROW TO BORJA BAY. 469 In leaving the anchorage in Gregory Bay, attention nuist be paid to the tide, which continues to run to the eastward in the Second Narrow, thi-ee hours after it has commenced setting to the S.W. at the anchorage. Witli a leading wind through the Second Narrow, a ship will easily reach an anchorage off Laredo Bay, but, if the tide fails upon emerging from it, she should seek for a berth in the bay to the north of Elizabeth Island, as near to the island as possible, but to the westward of its N.E. end, to be out of the influence of the tide. The depth of water, however, will be the best guide. Directions for passing round the south side of Elizabeth Island are given elsewhere ; and as this part offers some dangers, the chart and the description should be carefully referred to. The only advice that seems wanting, to improve the directions for the coast from this to Port Famine, is, with a south-westerly wind, to keep close to the weather shore, in order to benefit by the flaws down the valleys ; but this must be done with caution, in consequence of the squalls off' the high land, the violence of which cannot be well imagined by a per- son unaccustomed to them. Of the anchorages between Fort Famine and Cape Fro- ward, the only convenient one for a ship is St. Nicholas Bay, to which, if defeated in passing round the Cape, she had better return ; for it is easy to reach as well as to leave, and ex- tremely convenient for stopping at, to await an opportunity of proceeding. From Cape Froward to the westward, unless favoured by a fair wind, it is necessary to persevere and take advantage of every opportunity of advancing step by step. There are several anchorages that a ship may take up, such as Snug Bay, off" Woods Bay, near Cape Coventry, in Fortescue Bay, Elizabeth Bay, and York Roads. To the westward, in Crooked Reach, the anchorages are not so good, and excepting Borja Bay, none seem to offer much convenience. Borja Bay, how- ever, is well calculated to supply the deficiency, although for a square-rigged vessel there must be some difficulty in reaching it.