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peak of Mount Warning just appeared over it. 

 Having hauled more off the shore, to avoid the 

 reef lying off Point Danger, on the following 

 morning they were at a great distance from land. 

 They now steered West for a large space, where 

 no land was visible, and, perceiving breakers off 

 the South point of the opening, found this was 

 Moreton Bay. Passing between these breakers 

 and Point Look-out, they got ground in twenty 

 fathoms water. As they drew nearer, there ap- 

 peared to be a large extent of water in the open- 

 ing ; but Lieut. Flinders suspected there 

 was no passage for a vessel in the direction he 

 was steering. The country to the sea- ward was 

 very sandy. Cape Moreton was at dusk only 

 distant two miles ; and the highest Glass- House, 

 presented itself over the distant land. Two 

 hummocks resembling haycocks, distinct from 

 any other land, opened soon after to the South- 

 ward. 



The vessel was now hauled in round Cape 

 Moreton, to go into Glass- House Bay. They 

 steered West till eight o'clock, when having 

 little wind, and that from the Southward, they 

 dropped anchor. Weighing again the next 

 morning, the 14th, they worked near the East- 

 ern shore till noon. 



While within a mile of the shore, ten natives 

 were distinctly seen, half of whom were most 

 probably women, as they kept behind the 

 others. The men made many gestures to our 

 people. One had a green branch in his hand, 

 which he waved from the ground on one side of 



