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the weather became fine, and the wind, which was mode- '779- 



November. 



rate, gradually mined to the North Eaft, and proved to be «- — ,— —• 

 the trade wind. At ten, Mr. Trevenen, one of the young 

 gentlemen who came along with me into the Difco- 

 very, faw land appearing, like a peaked mountain, and 

 bearing South Weft. At noon, the latitude, by obferva- 

 tion, was 24 37', longitude 142 2'. The land, which we 

 now difcovered to be an ifland, bore South Weft half Weft, 

 diftant eight or ten leagues; and at two in the afternoon, 

 we faw another to the Weft North Weft. This fecond ifland, 

 when feen at a diftance, has the appearance of two; the 

 South point confifting of a high conical hill, joined by a 

 narrow neck to the Northern land, which is of a moderate 

 height. As this was evidently of greater extent than the 

 ifland to the South, we altered our courfe toward it. At 

 four, it bore North Weft by Weft ; but, not having day 

 light fuflicient to examine the coaft, we flood upon our tacks 

 during the night. 



On the 15th, at fix in the morning, we bore away for the Monday 15. 

 South point of the larger ifland, at which time we difco- 

 vered another high ifland, bearing North three quarters 

 Weft, the South ifland being on the fame rhomb line, and 

 the South point of the ifland ahead, Weft by North. At 

 nine, we were abreaft, and within a mile of the middle 

 ifland, but Captain Gore, finding that a boat could not land 

 without fome danger from the great furf that broke on the 

 more, kept on his courfe to the Weftward. At noon, our 

 latitude, by obfervation, was 24 50', longitude 140' 56' 

 Eaft. 



This ifland is about five miles long, in a North North 



Eaft, and South South Weft direction. The South point is 



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