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^ 1776- upon a nearer approach, we found to be an iiland of confi- 



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derable height, and about three leagues in circuit *. Soon 

 after, we faw another of the fame magnitude, one league 

 to the Eaftward-f-; and between thefe two, in the diredtion 

 of South Eaft, fome fmaller ones %. In the direction of 

 South by Eail ^ Eaft, from the Eaft end of the firft iftand, 

 a third § high ifland was feen. At times, as the fog broke 

 away, we had the appearance of land over the fmall iflands j 

 and I had thoughts of fleering for it, by running in between 

 them. But, on drawing nearer, I found this would be a 

 dangerous attempt, while the weather continued foggy. 

 For if there fhould be no pafTage, or if we fhould meet with 

 any fudden danger, it would have been impoflible for us to 

 get off; the wind being right a-ftern, and a prodigious fea 

 running, that broke on all the fhores in a frightful furf. 

 At the fame time, feeing another ifland in the North Eaft 

 dire<5lion, and not knowing but that there might be more, 

 I judged it prudent to haul off', and wait for clearer weather, 

 left we fhould get intangled amongft unknown lands in a 

 thick fog. 



We did but juft weather the ifland laft mentioned. It is a 

 highround rock, which was named Bligh's Cap. Perhaps 



to the adjoining coafls of tlie greater hml, as reprefented on the annexed Chart, bears 

 a ftriking refeiiiblance to Kerguelen's delineation of them ; whofe Chart, however, 

 the Public may be affured, was unknown in England till after ours had been engraved. 



* This is the ifle to which Kerguelen gave the Rame of Cray or Crouy. Befides 

 delineating it upon his Chart, he has added a particular view of it, exactly corre- 

 fponding v/ith C.'.ptaiii Cook's account of its being of confiderabk height. 



f Kerguelen called this IJJe Rilland, after the name of his own fliip. There is alfo 

 a particular view of it on the French Chart. 



% The obfervaticns of the French and Englifli navigators agree exadly, as to the 

 poliiion of thefe fmaller ides. 



§ The fi(uation of Kerguelen's IJle de Clugny, as marked on his Chart, fhews it to 

 be the third high ifland feen by Captain Cook. 



this 



