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CHAR II. 



THE RANGE FROM BOTANY BAY TO TRINITY BAY; WITH A 

 FARTHER ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY, ITS INHABITANTS^ 

 AND PRODUCTIONS. 



xtlt day-break, on Sunday, the 6th of May, 177^ 

 we set sail from Botany Bay, with a light breeze at 

 N. W., which soon after coming to the southward, 

 we steered along the shore N. N. E. ; and at noon, 

 our latitude, by observation, was 33 50' S. At this 

 time we were between two and three miles distant 

 from the land, and abreast of a bay or harbour, in 

 which there appeared to be good anchorage, and 

 which I called Port Jackson. This harbour lies- 

 three leagues to the northward of Botany Bay : the 

 variation, by several azimuths, appeared to be 8 E. 

 At sun-set, the northermost land in sight bore N- 

 26 E., and some broken land, that seemed to form a 

 bay, bore N. 40 W., distant four leagues. This bay, 

 which lies in latitude 33 42', I called Broken Bay. 

 We steered along the shore N. N. E. all night, at the 

 distance of about three leagues from the land, hav- 

 ing from thirty-two to thirty-six fathom water, with 

 a hard sandy bottom. 



Soon after sun-rise on the 7th, I took several azi- 

 muths, with four needles belonging to the azimuth 

 compass, the mean result of which gave the vari- 

 ation 7 56' E. At noon our latitude, by observ- 

 ation, was 33 22' S. : we were about three leagues 

 from the shore, the northermost landin sight boreN. 19 

 E., and some lands which projected in three bluff 

 points, and which, for that reason, I called Cape 

 Three Points, bore S. W., distant five leagues. Our 

 longitude from Botany Bay was 19' E. In the af- 



