After getting the sheet anchor to the bows, and the broken one in-board, we weighed and made sail to windward, in search of a good anchorage.
Bad weather, while at a good anchorage, I did not at that time regret, as the materials for our charts accumulated fast, and afforded no leisure time while we were detained on board.
The 6th brought us a clear sky, and with a fresh breeze we succeeded in gaining a good anchorage, which we took to be Port Egmont, and where we found good water.
A mile within the rock isgood anchorage in six, eight or ten fathoms, hard sand and clear ground.
Having run about 20 leagues along the coast, they came to a small high Island called Tangola, on which they found wood and water; and near it, good anchorage.
In the bay on the North side of the Point is good anchorage, and about a mile within the Point was a small Indian village, the inhabitants of which carried on a trade with pitch, and salt made there.
The other two harbours lie to the southward of this, and not far from the south end of the island: In both of them there is good anchorage, with ten, twelve, and fourteen fathom.
I have made no accurate survey of this bay, being discouraged by the time it would cost me; I thought also that it was sufficient to be able to affirm that it afforded us good anchorage, and refreshment of every kind.
From one league to four leagues north of Cape Saunders, the shore forms two or three bays, in which there appeared to be good anchorage, and effectual shelter from the S.
There is good anchoragein all parts of the harbour, when within Middle and the South Heads.
These Islands shelter the Bay in a manner from all Winds, in which is good Anchorage.
On the west side of the Cape is a small sandy bay in which there appeared to be good anchorage.
On the west side of the peninsula we passed three bays, from one to two miles deep and one mile broad; in each of these inlets there appeared to be good anchorage.
On the weather-side there were very great breakers, and the lee-side was rocky, but in many places there appeared to be good anchorage.
There is good anchorage in every part of it, in from ten to seven fathom, clear ground; and it affords plenty of exceeding good wood and water.
The depth in the middle of the latter is 12 fathoms, muddy bottom; it lies four miles from the south end of the Promontory, and there is no good anchorage between.
The chief object of the Beagle's visit to the main was to ascertain the position of a good anchorage, before spoken of as reported at Swan River to be under the south-west end of Moresby's Flat-topped Range.
The favourable account which Captain Grey had given of the country behind the range made the knowledge of a good anchorage in its neighbourhood of vast importance.
There is good anchorage on the west side, where it is densely covered with trees, amidst which a few straggling pines reared their lofty and angular-shaped heads, giving by their variety a picturesque appearance to the scene.
We here espied a village, and found a good anchorage near it, perfectly free from all rocks.
We resolved that our smallest vessel should near the shore as much as possible, to learn the nature of the spot and look out for a good anchorage.
Quibo are the small islands of Canales and Cantarras, in the channels between which there is good anchorage.
To leeward of the point, directly opposite the village, there is good anchorage, but on the west side the water is very deep.
Half a mile from shore there is good anchorage, opposite to which is a very good spring of fresh-water near the sea.
This island is round and tolerably high from the sea, and is seven leagues in circumference, full of wood and uninhabited, but there is good anchorage on the eastern side.
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