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at day-break, when we got under sail and stood to 

 the N. W. At eight o'clock in the morning, we dis- 

 covered low land quite across what we took for an 

 opening, which proved to be a bay, about five or six 

 leagues deep ; upon this we hauled our wind to the 

 eastward round the north point of the bay, which at 

 this time bore from us N. E. by N., distant four 

 leagues : from thiVpoint we found the land trend 

 away N. by W. j? W., and a straight or passage 

 between it and a large island, or islands, lying paral- 

 lel to it. Having the tide of ebb in our favour, we 

 stood for this passage, and at noon were just within 

 the entrance : our latitude by observation was 20 

 26' S. ; Cape Hillsborough bore S. by E. distant ten 

 leagues ; and the north point of the bay S. 19 W., 

 distant four miles. This point, which I named Cape 

 Conway, lies in latitude 26 36' S., longitude 211 

 28' W. ; and the bay which lies between this Cape 

 and Cape Hillsborough, I called Repulse Bay. The 

 greatest depth of water which we found in it was 

 thirteen fathom, and the least eight. In all parts 

 there was safe anchorage, and I believe that, upon 

 proper examination, some good harbours would be 

 found in it ; especially at the north side within 

 Cape Conway ; for just within that Cape, there lie 

 two or three small islands, which alone would shelter 

 that side of the bay from the southerly and south- 

 easterly winds, that seem to prevail here as a Trade. 

 Among the many islands that lie upon this coast, 

 there is one more remakable than the rest ; it is of a 

 small circuit, very high and peaked, and lies E. by S. 

 ten miles from Cape Conway, at the south end of the 

 passage. In the afternoon, we steered through this 

 passage, which we found to be from three to seven 

 miles broad, and eight or nine leagues in length, N. 

 by W. f W., S. by E. % E. It is formed by the main 

 on the west, and by the islands on the east, one of 

 which is at least rive leagues in length : our depth 

 of water in running through was from twenty to five 



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