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of the most remarkable features on the coast is 

 Mount Elliott, lying about forty-five miles W. and 

 by N. from our position. It is a long level hill, with 

 a peak at its northern extremity. All those in 

 the neighbourhood, as far as I could judge with 

 the spyglass, seemed to be of the same formation 

 with Cape Upstart. 



We found this a convenient stopping-place for 

 vessels making the inner passage, wood and water 

 being easily procured. The latter is found in a 

 considerable reservoir fed by two streams from the 

 high land of the Cape, lying a mile within the 

 mouth of the bay. From appearances, I should say 

 it would yield an abundant supply at any season of 

 the year. 



There were a few natives loitering about on Cape 

 Upstart when we arrived ; and I think we should 

 have communicated with them had it not been for 

 the fright into which they were accidentally thrown. 

 A boat's crew on landing surprised a small party, 

 which instantly dispersed in various directions. A 

 lad, however, instead of escaping with the rest, 

 stowed himself away in a crack between two boul- 

 ders of granite. Every endeavour was made to get 

 him to come out of his hiding place ; biscuit vvas 

 offered him, but he snapped savagely with his teeth 

 at the hand that held it. Finding all attempts 

 fruitless he was left ; and no doubt, the account 

 he gave his comrades of us, while under the 

 influence of fright, was sufficiently terrible to take 



