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gerous rocks, lying between three and four miles 

 from this point. 



Sounding again they found ground with ten 

 fathoms of line, half a mile from shore, abreast 

 Cape Hawke. Two hills noticed by Capt. Cook 

 stood on the Cape, and were covered with brush- 

 wood, and the strata lay many degrees from hori- 

 zontal. From the Cape the coast falls back, 

 forming a double bay. The land which was 

 low, rose gradually, ridge over ridge inland, 

 which made the country look pleasant from the 

 sea, though the trees were very small indeed. 



In the morning of the 10th they discovered 

 the vessel had been carried by a current conside- 

 rably to the Southward, and at noon found a 

 difference of thirty-three miles. 



The sloop was this morning found to have 

 a bad leak, which admitted water so fast that 

 one pump was obliged to be kept constantly at 

 work. Its coming on suddenly was considered 

 not to have been occasioned by any strain. But 

 from whatever cause it arose it was of a serious 

 nature, as the maize with which the sloop had 

 been loaded continually choaking up the pumps. 



The Solitary Isles came in sight on the 1 lth., 

 Lieut. Flinders intended to have landed on 

 them, but no inducement presented itself; as 

 on them he saw neither a seal or bird. They 

 i appeared covered with brush; the colour of the 

 irock, and general appearance, much resembled 

 the small islands off Tasman's-head. At noon 

 the country still continued to have the same irre- 

 gular appearance ; but running along the shore 



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