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to the east of Threehills, and likewise of a low isle, 

 which lies on the S. E. side of it, between a remark- 

 able peaked rock which obtained the name of Mo- 

 nument, and a small island named Twohills, on ac- 

 count of two peaked hills upon it, disjoined by a low 

 and narrow isthmus. The channel between this 

 island and the Monument is near a mile broad, and 

 twenty-four fathoms deep. Except this rock, which 

 is only accessible to birds, we did not find an island 

 on which people were not seen. At noon, we ob- 

 served, in latitude 17° IS' 30" longitude, made from 

 Port Sandwich, 45' East. In this situation the 

 Monument bore N. 16° East, distant two miles; 

 Twohills bore N. 25° West, distant two miles, and in 

 a line with the S. W. part of Threehills ; and the is- 

 lands to the South extended from S. 16° 30' E. to 

 S. 42° West. 



Continuing our course to the south, at five P. M. 

 we drew near the southern lands, which we found to 

 consist of one large island, whose southern and 

 western extremities extended beyond our sight, and 

 three or four smaller ones, lying off its north side. 

 The two northernmost are much the largest, have a 

 good height, and lie in the direction of E. by S. and 

 W. by N. from each other, distant two leagues. I 

 named the one Montagu, and the other Hinchin- 

 brook, and the large island Sandwich, in honour of 

 my noble patron the earl of Sandwich. Seeing broken 

 water a-head between Montagu and Hinchinbrook 

 Isles, we tacked ; and soon after it fell calm. The 

 calm continued till seven o'clock the next morning, 

 when it was succeeded by a breeze from the west- 

 ward. During the calm, having been carried by the 

 currents and a S. E. swell, four leagues to the W. 

 N. W. we passed Hinchinbrook Isle, saw the western 

 extremity of Sandwich Island, bearing S.S.W. 

 about five leagues distant, and at the same time dis- 

 covered a small island to the west of this direction. 

 After getting the westerly breeze, I steered S.E. in 



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