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and obliged us to (land off to the South Eaft. In confe- '"9 

 quence of this courfe, and the hazinefsof the weather, the v. — , — _» 

 land foon difappearcd. We kept on all night, and till eight 

 the next morning, when the wind coming round to the Wednef. 27.. 

 North, and growing moderate, we made ("ail, and (leered 

 Weft South Weft, toward the land; but did not make it till 

 three in the afternoon, when it extended from North Weft 

 half Weft to Weft. Tiic Northernmoft extreme being a con- 

 tinuation of the high land, which was the Southernmoft we 

 had feen the day before ; the land to the Weft we conceived 

 to be the Hofe Tafel Berg (the High Table Hill) of Janfen. 

 Between the two extremes, the coaft was low and fcarcely 

 perceptible, except from the maft-head. We (lood on to- 

 ward the coaft till eight, when we were about five leagues 

 diftant ; and having (hortened fail for the night, (leered to 

 the Southward, founding every four hours ; but never found 

 ground with one hundred and fixty fathoms of line. 



On the 28th, at fix in the morning, we again faw land, Thurfdayzs. 

 twelve leagues to the Southward of that feen the preceding 

 day, extending from Weft South Weft to Weft by North. 

 We fleered South Weft obliquely with the fhore ; and, at 

 ten, faw more land open to the South Weft. To the Weft- 

 ward of this land, which is low and flat, are two iflands, as 

 we judged, though fome doubts were entertained, whether 

 they might not be connected with the adjacent low ground. 

 The hazy weather, joined to our diftance, prevented us alfo 

 from determining, whether there are any inlets or harbours 

 between the projecting points, which feem here to prcmife 

 good fhelter. At noon, the North extreme bore North Weft 

 by North, and a high peaked hill, over a deep head-land, 

 Weft by North, diftant live leagues. Our latitude at this 

 sime, by obfervation, was 38 iG', longitude 142' 9'. The 



1 mean 



