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c " j^^' the afternoon the ifland bore North, 28° Weft, five 

 •___, — -4 leagues'; at the fame time another ifland appeared in fight, 

 September, bcaiing North, 45° Ead, diftant ten or eleven leagues. 



Friday 22. Early in the morning of the 2 2d we faw the land ex- 

 tending from North to North Eaft, diflant ten or eleven 

 leagiies. At noon the land extended from North Weft 

 half North to North Eaft by North ; Woody Point bore 

 North by Weft, three leagues, and a high rock detached 

 from it North by V/eft, a quarter Weft, two leagues dif- 

 tant. The land to the Southward and Eaftward appeared 

 to form a good bay, which we fteered for with a frefh 

 breeze from the North North Weft, in hopes of coming 

 to anchor before night came on. As we drew near the 

 fhore I ordered the whale-boat to be lowered down, and 

 fent her a-head to found ; but at half paft two o'clock, 

 feeing not the leaft appearance of fhelter, I made the 

 ftgnal for the boat to come on board : at that time we 

 were not more than three miles from fliore, and had 

 thirty-four fathoms water over a foul bottom. Immedi- 

 ately after the boat was hoifted up we ftood along fhore 



♦ to the Eaftward towards King George's Sound, the land 



extending from North North Eaft half Eaft to North Weft 

 by Weft ; Woody Point North Weft by North, three 

 leagues, and the ■ rocks off Wcody Point North Weft half 

 North, two leagues diftant. The fpace between thofe 

 rocks and Woody Point appears to be foul ground, as 

 there are many rocks juft fhewing their heads above water, 

 on which the fea frequently breaks. At feven o'clock we 

 hauled off the knd knd ftood -South Weft by Weft, the 

 wind then blowing frelli at North WePc by Weft ;, and 

 Saturday 23. and at daylight ncxt morning wore ft^ip and fteered North 



half 



