1769. ROUND THE WORLD. S6j 



been given of it by the Indians. At midnight we 

 wore and stood to the S. E. And on the next day 

 at noon, Cape Maria Van Diemen bore N. E. by N., 

 distant about five leagues. At seven in the evening, 

 we tacked and stood to the westward, with a mo- 

 derate breeze at S. W. bv S, and S. W. Mount 

 Camel then bore N. 83 E., and the northernmost 

 land, or Cape Maria Van Diemen, N. by W. ; we 

 were now distant from the nearest land about three 

 leagues, where we had something more than forty 

 fathom water ; and it must be remarked, that Mount 

 Camel, which when seen on the other side did not 

 seem to be more than one mile from the sea, seemed 

 to be but little more when seen from this side ; which 

 is a demonstration that the land here cannot be more 

 than two or three miles broad, or from sea to sea. 

 At six o'clock in the morning of January the fst, 



1770, being New-year's day, we tacked and stood to the 

 eastward, the Three Kings bearing N. W. by N. At 

 noon, we tacked again, and stood to the westward, 

 being in latitude 34'' 37' S. ; the Three Kings bearing 

 N. W. by N. at the distance of ten or eleven leagues ; 

 and Cape Maria Van Diemen N. 31 E. distant about 

 four leasrues and a half: in this situation we hadfiftv- 

 four fathom water. 



During this part of our navigation two particulars 

 are very remarkable ; in latitude 35° S., and in the 

 midst of summer, I met with a gale of wind, which 

 for its strength and continuance was such as I had 

 scarcely ever been in before, and we were three 

 weeks in getting ten leagues to the westward, and 

 five week in getting fifty leagues, for at this time it 

 was so long since we passed Cape Bret. During the 

 gale, we were happily at a considerable distance from 

 the land, otherwise it is highly probable that we 

 should never have returned to relate our adven- 

 tures. 



At five o'clock in the evening, having a fresh 

 breeze to the westward, we tacked and stood to the 



