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same bottom as before. We now made sail with a 

 fresh gale at N.W. and steered S.E. by E. along the 

 coast. It extended from Cape Deseada, which bore 

 N. 7° E., to E. S.E., a pretty high ragged isle, which 

 lies near a league from the main, and S. 18° E. 

 six leagues from Cape Deseada, bore N. 49° E. 

 distant four leagues; and it obtained the name of 

 Landfall. At four o'clock, we were north and south 

 of the high land of Cape Deseada, distant about nine 

 leagues ; so that we saw none of the low rocks said to 

 lie off it. The latitude of this Cape is about 53° S. 

 longitude 74° 40' W. 



Continuing to range the coast, at about two 

 leagues distance, at eleven o'clock we passed a pro- 

 jecting point, which I called Cape Gloucester. It 

 shows a round surface of considerable height, and has 

 much the appearance of being an island. It lies 

 S. S. E., J E., distant seventeen leagues from the Isle 

 of Landfall. The coast between them forms two 

 bays, strewed with rocky islets, rocks, and breakers. 

 The coast appeared very broken with many inlets ; or 

 rather it seemed to be composed of a number of 

 islands. The land is very mountainous, rocky, and 

 barren, spotted, here and there, with tufts of wood, 

 and patches of snow. At noon Cape Gloucester bore 

 N. distant eight miles, and the most advanced point 

 of land to the S.E. which we judged to be Cape 

 Noir, bore S. E. by S. distant seven or eight leagues. 

 Latitude observed 54° 13' S. Longitude made from 

 Cape Deseada, 54' E. From Cape Gloucester, off 

 which lies a small rocky island, the direction of the 

 coast is nearly S.E. ; but to Cape Noir, for which we 

 steered, the course is S.S.E., distant about ten 

 leagues. 



At three o'clock, we passed Cape Noir, which is a 

 steep rock of considerable height, and the S. W. point 

 of a large island that seemed to lie detached a 

 league or a league and a half from the main land. 

 The land of the Cape, when at a distance from it, 



