leagues, which is as far as we could see it; and the land that we saw to
the westward of it in the evening, which bore west-by-south-half-south,
was another point about ten leagues from Cape St. George; between which
there runs in a deep bay for twenty leagues or more. We saw some high
land in spots like islands, down in that bay at a great distance; but
whether they are islands, or the main closing there we know not. The
next morning we saw other land to the south-east of the westernmost
point, which till then was clouded; it was very high land, and the same
that we saw the day before, that disappeared in a cloud. This Cape St.
George lies in the latitude of 5 degrees 5 minutes south; and meridian
distance from Cape Mabo 1,290 miles. The island off this cape I called
St. George's Isle; and the bay between 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,