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twenty milos, ami extreme of the land to tbe 

 rioriliward, nortli-e;i<t by compass. Tlie appear- 

 ance of the coiiiit was sterile. On the 23r(l, we 

 passed *^ Cape Leeuwin." Whm fip^ seen, it 

 hsd ike appeamace of a mod&ti^y M^is^md^ 

 the land connecting it with the main Ijcing low, 

 aUid not at tliat time visible from tlie deck. 



On the 26th, we wxre off Eottenest Island/' 

 which wai^of a fiiodeirate height, and most glevlle 

 appearance. Th^ land wsift Sand; aad 



scruljljy : nnmcrons fire^ S6en whefife fend 



was i'lcariiig'. A boat came off as we were en- 

 tleavourinii- to beat into rTa*>'e\s roads, and came 

 alongside, with two gentlemen in her. Thej 



ing ihi& Butch i^ar, to attain infemmtiioii. t&a* 

 pedjng which was the ohject of our wJiifttiiLtjg to 

 tonch at tliis place. In reply to our inquiries 

 respecting the state of the new colonj^ they said 

 it was rapidly progressing. Of |te #et|3telM|a? 

 M thig Gmtg&*n Sound sold 'B&xt jk&g^m, the 

 latteywas reported as succeeding better tlian the 

 fornu'r. Therr liad !>een lately several arrivals 

 with live stock from Hobart Town, and a brig, 

 tlie *^ Dart,*' from Sydney^ was then standing 

 in ht 'G&^% toMs with a cassgo of pijo^dsbn md 



live stock. Sheep at tliis period were selling 

 firom thirty to forty shillings each j fluur from 



