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tion of N. E. J E. till six o'clock in the evening, 

 when we brought to for the night. At four in the 

 morning, we stood in for the land, and when the 

 day broke we saw what appeared to be an inlet ; but 

 upon a nearer approach proved to be only a deep 

 valley between two high lands : we proceeded there- 

 fore in the same course, keeping the shore at the 

 distance of between four and five miles. At noon on 

 the 16th, the northermost point of land in sight bore 

 N. 60 E. at the distance of ten miles ; and our lati- 

 tude, by observation, was 44 5', our longitude from 

 Cape West 2 8' E. About two, we past the point 

 which at noon had been distant ten miles, and found 

 it to consist of high red cliffs, down which there fell 

 a cascade of water in four small streams, and I there- 

 fore gave it the name of Cascade Point. From this 

 Point, the land trends first N. 76 E. and afterwards 

 more to the northward. At the distance of eight 

 leagues from Cascade Point, in the direction of 

 E. N. E., and at a little distance from the shore, lies 

 a small low island, which bore from us S. by E. at the 

 distance of about a league and a half. 



At seven in the evening, we brought to, in thirty- 

 three fathom, with a fine sandy bottom ; at ten we had 

 fifty fathom, and at twelve wore in sixty-five fathom, 

 having; driven several miles N. N. W. after our having; 

 brought to. At two in the morning, we had no 

 ground with 140 fathom, by which it appears that the 

 soundings extend but a little way from the shore. 

 About this time it fell calm ; at eight, a breeze sprung 

 up at S.W. with which we steered along the shore, 

 in the direction of N. E. bv E. - E. at the distance of 

 about three leagues. At six in the evening, being 

 about one league from the shore, we had seventeen 

 fathom ; and at eight, being about three leagues from 

 the shore, we had forty-four \ we now shortened sail, 

 and brought to, having run ten leagues N. E. by E. 

 since noon. 



It was calm most part of the night \ but at ten in 



