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there remains 209 49', the longitude of the ship 

 this day at noon, the mean of which, with this day's 

 observation, gives 209 33', by which I fix the lon- 

 gitude of this coast. At noon our latitude was 35 

 4/ $., Cape Dromedary bore S. 30 W., at the dis- 

 tance of twelve leagues, and an open bay, in which 

 were three or four small islands, bore N. W. by W., 

 at the distance of five or six leagues. This bay 

 seemed to afford but little shelter from the sea winds, 

 and yet it is the only place where there appeared a 

 probability of finding anchorage upon the whole 

 coast. We continued to steer along the shore N. by 

 E. and N. N. E., at the distance of about three 

 leagues, and saw smoke in many places near the 

 beach. At five in the evening we were abreast of 

 a point of land which rose in a perpendicular cliff, 

 and which, for that reason, I called Point Upright. 

 Our latitude was 35 35' S. when this point bore from 

 us due west, distant about two leagues : in this si- 

 tuation, we had about thirty-one fathom water, with 

 a sandy bottom. At six in the evening, the wind 

 falling, we hauled off E. N. E., and at this time the 

 northermost land in sight bore N. by E. -- E. At 

 midnight, being in seventy fathom water, we brought 

 to till four in the morning, when we made sail in 

 for the land ; but at day-break found our situation 

 nearly the same as it had been at five the evening 

 before, by which it was apparent that we had been 

 driven about three leagues to the southward, by a 

 tide or current, during the night. After this we 

 steered along the shore N. N. E. with a gentle 

 breeze at S. W., and were so near the land as to 

 distinguish several of the natives upon the beach, 

 who appeared to be of a black, or very dark colour. 

 At noon, our latitude, by observation, was 35 % S. 

 and longitude 09 23' W., Cape Dromedary bore 

 S. 28 W., distant nineteen leagues, a remarkable 

 peaked hill, which resembled a square dove-house, 

 with a dome at the top, and which for that reason I 



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