NEW SOUTH WALES, 
high pyramidical rock at a confiderable diftance from the 
ifland, which has been named BaWs Pyramid ; from a 
corre6t drawing of this rock and others near it, the 
annexed engraving was taken. 
There is no danger in approaching Lord Howe ifland, the 
Supply anchored there in thirteen fathoms, fand and coral; 
but there lies about four miles from the fouth-wefl: part of 
the pyramid, a dangerous rock, which fhows itfelf a 
little above the furface of the water, and appears not to 
be- larger than a boat. Lieutenant Ball had no op- 
portunity of examining whether there is a fafe paliage be- 
tween them or not. The ifland is in the form of a crefcent, 
the convex fide towards the north-eaft. Two points at 
firft fuppofed to be feparate iflands, proved to be high 
mountains on its fouth-weft end, the fouthernmofh of 
which was named Mount Gower, and the other Mount 
Lidgbird ; between thefe mountains there is a very deep 
valley, which obtained the name of Erfkine Valley ; the 
fouth-eaft point was called Point King, and the north- 
wefl: point, Point Phillip. The land between thefe two 
points forms the concave fide of the ifland facing the 
fouth-wefl:, and is lined with a fandy beach, which is 
guarded again ft the fea by a reef of coral rock, at the 
diftance of half a mile from the beach, through which 
there are feveral fmall openings for boats ; but it is to 
be regretted that the depth of water within the reef no 
where 
