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evening, when a breeze sprang up at N. by W. : at 

 this time, being about four or five leagues from the 

 shore, we had seventy fathom water. The Pigeon 

 House bore N. 45 W., Mount Dromedary S. 30 W., 

 and the northermost land in sight N. 19 E. 



We stood to the north-east till noon the next day, 



with a gentle breeze at N. W., and then we tacked 



and stood westward. At this time our latitude by 



observation, was 35 10' S., and longitude 208 5V W. 



A point of land which I had discovered on St. George's 



day, and which therefore I called Cape George, 



bore W. distant nineteen miles, and the Pigeon 



House (the latitude and longitude of which I found 



to be 35 19' S. and 209 42' W.) S. 7.5 W. In the 



morning we had found the variation, by amplitude, 



to be 7 50' E., and by several azimuths 7 54/ E. 



We had a fresh breeze at N. W. from noon till three; 



it then came to the west, when we tacked and stood 



to the northward. At five in the evening, being 



about five or six leagues from the shore, with the 



Pigeon House bearing W. S. W. distant about nine 



leagues, we had eighty-six fathom water ; and at 



eight, having thunder and lightning, with heavy 



squalls, we brought to in 120 fathom. 



At three in the morning, we made sail again to 

 the northward, having the advantage of a fresh gale 

 at S. W. At noon we were about three or four 

 leagues from the shore, and in latitude 34 %9! S., 

 longitude 208 36' W. In the course of this day's 

 run from the preceding noon, which was forty-five 

 miles north-east, we saw smoke in several places 

 near the beach. About two leagues to the north- 

 ward of Cape George, the shore seemed to form a 

 bay, which promised shelter from the north-east 

 winds, but as the wind was with us, it was not in my 

 power to look into it without beating up, which 

 would have cost me more time than I was willing to 

 spare. The north point of this bay, on account of 

 its figure, I named Long Nose; its latitude is 35 6', 



