Happy, too, would it have been for Lord Anson, if he had known that there existed a group of islands, half way between America and Tinian, where all his wants could effectually have been supplied, and the different hardships to which he was exposed have been avoided.
On the second of February, our navigators pursued their course to the northward, in doing which the incidents they met with were almost entirely of a nautical kind.

The long looked-for coast of New Albion was seen on the 7th of March, the ships being then in the latitude of 44 deg.

33' north, and in the longitude of 235 deg.

20' east.

As the vessels ranged along the west side of America, Captain Cook gave names to several capes and headlands which appeared in sight.