128 Transactions. — Miscellaneotis. 



Does this indicate its non-existence two hundred and fiftv 

 years ago? It is advisable to repeat here that Tasman's 

 miles, which are Dutch, must be multiplied by iouv to reduce 

 them to English measurement. Other explanatory comments 

 will be found in the previous half of this paper. 



The Journal. 



December 12th [1642] . — Good weather, and the wind 

 south-south-west and south-west, with a sharp breeze. At 

 noon found the latitude 42° 38', and longitude 185° 17'. 

 Course held east, and sailed thirty-eight miles. The swell of 

 the sea continued from the south-west, so that here no great 

 land is to be expected to the south. Var. 7° north-easterly. 



13th.— Found latitude 42° 10', longitude 188° 28'. Course 

 held east by north, and sailed thirty-six miles. The wind 

 south-south-west, with a topsails' breeze. Towards noon 

 we saw a great, high, bold land, and had it south-east 

 from us about fifteen miles ; we gave our course south-east, 

 straight for it. x\bout noon we fired a shot and hung out 

 the white flag, whereupon the officers of the Zeehaen came 

 aboard us, when it was resolved, all agreeing, to make for 

 the said land as soon as possible, as the resolutions of this 

 date further show. In the evening we thought it advisable 

 to order our steersmen, as long as it remained calm, to hold 

 the south-east course, but with increase of the breeze should 

 go due east, so as to keep from going ashore, and to prevent 

 any accident as far as possible. In our judgment, we should 

 not attempt to land on this side, because of the great open 

 sea which here with great rough billows and surf comes 

 rolling in, unless there were some sheltered bays on this 

 side. In the first watch, four glasses having run out 

 [10 a.m.] , we stood our course due east. Var., 7° 30' north- 

 easterly. 



14th. ^ — At noon found our latitude 42° 10', and longitude 

 189° 3' ; course held east, and sailed twelve miles. We were 

 about two miles from the land. It was a very high, double 

 land, but from the thick clouds we could not see the tops 

 of the mountains. We shaped our course northerly, and 

 so close that we could see the surf breaking on shore. In 

 the afternoon, about two miles from shore, we sounded in 

 55 fathoms, sticky, sandy ground. It was calm. Towards 

 evening we saw a low point, about three miles from us north- 

 east by north. We drifted quietly towards it. In the middle 

 of the afternoon we sounded in 25 fathoms, sticky, sandy 

 ground. We sailed along quietly the whole night, the current 

 setting in from the west-north-west. We neared the land 

 till within 28 fathoms, good anchor-ground ; it still being 



