East Coast, Sf V. D:s Land.] INTRODUCTION. 
even there, but still more so down the sides ; the shore under it is 
mostly a white, sandy beach. 
At noon the centre of the mountain bore N. N. W. four leagues ; 
but the haziness of the weather prevented an observation being 
taken for the latitude, as it had before done when passing in the 
Francis.'* We then hauled further off the coast, with the Nautilus 
in company, and being near the latitude of Cape Howe, at ten 
o'clock, lay to until daylight, for the purpose of obtaining a good 
departure; but on the 9th, the wind had veered to south-west, and 
the weather having a bad appearance, we bore up for Two-fold Bay. 
The course after passing Green Cape, was N. 16 0 W. seven miles 
to Haycock Point, and N. 44, 0 W. three or four miles from thence to 
the south point of entrance to the bay ; the shore being all along 
bold, and for the most part rocky. From the south point, which 
may be known by its reddish appearance and having a steep rock 
lying offit,we steered for Snug Cove, on the north-west side of the bay; 
and there anchored in 3^- fathoms, sandy bottom, at something more 
than a cable's length from the small beach, and the same distance from 
the two points which bound the cove. In this situation, the outer red 
point was hidden by Snug-cove Head ; and further out, in 5 fathoms, 
where the Nautilus anchored, the head and point were in a line. 
In order to make some profit of this foul wind, Mr. Bass landed 
early next morning to examine the country, whilst I went with 
Mr. Simpson to commence a survey of Two-fold Bay. In the way 
from Snug Cove, through the wood, to the long northern beach, where 
I proposed to measure abase line, our attention was suddenly called 
by the screams of three women, who took up their children and ran 
off in great consternation. Soon afterward a man made his appear- 
ance. He was of a middle age, unarmed, except with a whaddie, or 
wooden scimitar, and came up to us seemingly with careless confi- 
dence. We made much of him, and gave him some biscuit ; and he 
* The highest part of Mount Dromedary appears to lie in 36° 19' south, and longitude 
150° 1 1 east ; or about 2' south and 11' east of its position in captain Cook's chart. 
