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coaft of the continent, which extended from Eafl half North, '/-s- 



May. 



to North Weft half Weft, as far as the eye could reach. To ■■ -.- _f 

 the Weftward of this laft diredion was an ifland that extend- 

 ed from North, 52° Weft, to South, 85° Weft, diftant fix 

 leagues. A point fhoois out from the main toward the 

 North Eaft end of the ifland, bearing, at this time, North, 

 30° Weft, five or fix leagues diftant. This point I named 

 Cope Suckling. The point of the Cape is low ; but within it, is 

 a tolerably high hill, which is disjoined from the moun- 

 tains by low land -, fo that, at a diftance, the Cape looks like 

 an ifland. On the T^orth fide of Cape Suckling is a bay that 

 appeared to be of fome extent, and to be covered from moll: 

 winds. To this bay I had fome thoughts of going to flop 

 our leak, as all our endeavours to do it at fea had proved 

 ineffecSlual. With this view, I fteered for the Cape ; but as 

 we had only variable light breezes, we approached it flowly. 

 However, before night, we were near enough to fee fome 

 low land fpittingout from the Cape to the North Weft, fo as 

 to cover the Eaft part of the bay from the South wind. We 

 alfo faw fome fmall iflands in the bay, and elevated rocks 

 between the Cape and the North Eaft end of the ifland. But 

 ftill there appeared to be a paflage on both fides of thefe 

 rocks ; and I continued fleering for them all night, having 

 from forty-three to twenry-feven fathoms water over a 

 muddy bottom. 



At four o'clock next morning, the wind, which had been Monday n. 

 moftly at North Eaft, fhifted to North. This being againft 

 us, I gave up the defign of going within the ifland, or into 

 the bay, as neither could be done without lofs of time. I 

 therefore bore up for the Weft end of the ifland. The wind 

 blew faint; and at ten o'clock it fell calm. Being not far 

 from the ifland, I went in a boat, and landed upon it, with 



a view 



