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two fires, they had seen several of the inhabitants, 

 who called to them, and seemed very desirous that 

 they should land. In the evening the wind veered 

 to E. N. E., which gave us an opportunity to stretch 

 three or four miles back by the way we came ; after 

 which, the wind shifted to the south, and obliged 

 us again to anchor in six fathom. 



At five in the morning I sent away the master to 

 search for a passage between the islands, while we 

 got the ship under sail ; and as soon as it was light 

 we followed the boat, which made a signal that a 

 passage had been found. As soon as we had got 

 again into deep water, we made sail to the north- 

 ward, as the land lay, with soundings from nine 

 fathom to fifteen, and some small islands still without 

 us. At noon we were about two leagues distant 

 from the main ; and, by observation, in latitude 

 22 53' S. The northernmost point of land in sight 

 now bore N. N. W., distant ten miles. To this 

 point I gave the name of Cape Manifold, from the 

 number of high hills which appeared over it : it lies 

 in latitude 22 43' S., and distant about seventeen 

 leagues from Cape Capricorn, in the direction of N. 

 26 W. Between these capes the shore forms a large 

 bay, which I called Keppel Bay ; and I also dis- 

 tinguished the islands by the name of Keppel's 

 Islands. In this bay there is good anchorage ; but 

 what refreshments it may afford I know not : we 

 caught no fish, though we were at anchor ; but pro- 

 bably there is fresh water in several places, as both 

 the islands and the main are inhabited. We saw 

 smoke and fires upon the main ; and upon the islands 

 we saw people. At three in the afternoon we passed 

 Cape Manifold, from which the land trends N. N. W. 

 The land of the Cape is high, rising in hills directly 

 from the sea ; and may be known by three islands 

 which lie off it, one of them near the shore, and the 

 other two eight miles out at sea. One of these 

 islands is low and flat, and the other high and round. 



