70 COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE APRIL, 



called Cape Howe, may be known by the trending 

 of the coast, which is north on the one side and 

 south-west on the other ; it may also be known by 

 some round hills upon the main, just within it. 



We brought to for the night, and at four in the 

 morning made sail along shore to the northward. At 

 six, the northermost land in sight boreN. N. W. and 

 we were at this time about four leagues from the 

 shore. At noon we were in latitude 36 51' S., 

 longitude 209 53' W., and about three leagues distant 

 from the shore. The weather being clear, gave us a 

 good view of the country, which has a very pleasing 

 appearance: it is of a moderate height, diversified by 

 hills and valleys, ridges and plains, interspersed with 

 a few lawns of no great extent, but in general co- 

 vered with wood : the ascent of the hills and ridges 

 is gentle, and the summits are not high. We con- 

 tinued to sail along the shore to the northward, with 

 a southerly wind, and in the afternoon we saw smoke 

 in several place k s, by which we knew the country to 

 be inhabited. At six in the evening we shortened 

 sail, and sounded : we found forty-four fathom water, 

 with a clear sandy bottom, and stood on under an easy 

 sail till twelve, when we brought to for the night, and 

 had ninety fathom water. 



At four in the morning we made sail again, at the 

 distance of about five leagues from the land, and at 

 six, we were abreast of a high mountain, lying near 

 the shore, which, on account of its figure, I called 

 Mount Dromedary. Under this mountain the shore 

 forms a point, to which I gave the name of Point 

 Dromedary, and over it there is a peaked hillock. 

 At this time, being in latitude 36 18' S., longitude 

 209 55' W., we found the variation to be 10 42' E. 



Between ten and eleven, Mr. Green and I took 

 several observations of the sun and moon, the mean 

 result of which gave 209 17' longitude W. By 

 an observation made the day before, our longitude 

 was 210 9' W., from which 20' being subtracted, 



