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206 46'. At this time we were between two and 

 three leagues from the land, and had twenty-four 

 fathom water. A low bluff noint, which was the 

 south head of a sandy bay, bore N. 62 W., distant 

 three leagues, and the northernmost point of land in 

 sight bore N. J E. This day we saw smoke in 

 several places, and some at a considerable distance 

 inland. 



In steering along the shore at the distance of two 

 leagues, our soundings were from twenty-four to 

 thirty-two fathom, with a sandy bottom. At six iii 

 the evening the northernmost point of the land bore 

 N. i W., distant four leagues ; at ten it bore N. W. 

 by W. -- W., and as we had seen no land to the north- 

 ward of it, we brought to, not well knowing which 

 way to steer. 



At two in the morning, however, we made sail 

 with the wind at S. W., and at day-light, we saw the 

 land extending as far as N. f E. : the point we had set 

 the night before bore S. W. by W., distant between 

 three and four leagues. It lies in latitude 25 58', 

 longitude 206 48' W. : the land within it is of a 

 moderate and equal height, but the point itself is so 

 unequal, that it looks like two small islands lying 

 under the land, for which reason I gave it the name 

 of Double Island Point : it may also be known by 

 the white cliffs on the north side of it. Here the 

 land trends to the N. W., and forms a large open 

 bay, the bottom of which is so low a flat that from 

 the deck it could scarcely be seen. In crossing this 

 bay, our depth of water was from thirty to twenty- 

 two fathom, with a white sandy bottom. At noon 

 we were about three leagues from the shore, in lati- 

 tude 25 34' S., longitude 206 45' W. : Double 

 Island Point bore S. f- W., and the northernmost land 

 in sight N. f E. This part of the coast, which is of 

 a moderate height, is more barren than any we had 

 seen, and the soil more sandy. With our glasses we 

 could discover that the sands, which lay in great 



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