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was set at S. 7 8° E., distant seven or eight leagues, and was as con- Flinders 
° and Bass. 
spicuous on this side as when seen from the eastward. Our latitude r/9S. 
at noon was 40 0 22', and Mount Chappell bore N. 71 0 E. seven or 
eight miles, which would place it l'to the north of its position before 
determined. Between us and the mount were two small, low islands, 
and to the northward, the hilly land first seen was visible under the 
sun. 
Finding the wind hang obstinately in the eastern quarter, we had 
tacked to the north in order to keep under the lee of the islands. 
This course brought us, in the evening, within two miles of the hilly 
northern land, the same which had been discovered in the Francis, 
and of whose connection with the great island of Furneaux I was 
doubtful ; nor could it yet be determined. The shores of the south- 
western part are rocky; and the land rises, by a steep ascent, to hills 
of an elevation equal to that of Mount Chappell. These hills are 
slightly covered with grass and small brush wood, but the general 
appearance was that of great sterility. 
About four miles to the south of this land we had passed a rocky 
islet, and observed a circular reef which seemed to connect the two 
together. The stormy appearance of the night induced me to stretch 
in, under this reef ; and finding there was shelter from the east winds, 
we came to an anchor in 5 fathoms, coarse sand : the Nautilus followed; 
but not liking the place, captain Bishop preferred keeping the sea. 
On sounding round the sloop, I found the bottom every where foul, 
and that there were no means of escape in case of a shift of wind ; 
therefore, after killing a few seals upon the granitic rocks, we 
weighed the anchor, ran two leagues to the southward, and then 
hauled the wind under storm sails for the night. 
Oct. 19, the wind was at north-east ; and we bore away to pass 
between Mount Chappell and the low islands lying to the west- 
ward. The passage is about two miles wide, and the water much 
discoloured ; but 10 fathoms of line did not reach the bottom. A 
similar appearance in the water had been observed several leagues 
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