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tered from all winds. The Nautilus's tents were pitched upon the Fenders 
borders of a run of fresh water, about one mile north of the anchor- ^798?' 
age ; and a garden, which captain Bishop made there, produced some 
tolerable vegetables. 
We had no prospect of advancing along the north coast of Van 
Diemen's Land whilst the strong western winds continued to blow ; 
and therefore, whilst Mr. Bass explored some of the islands, I occu- 
pied myself in sounding different parts of Armstrong's Channel, and 
in making some other additions to my former survey. At length, 
on Oct. 31., the gale moderated to a light breeze, and we stretched 
over, with the flood tide, towards the Swan Isles. At noon, our 
situation was as under. 
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Latitude observed, - - - 40 39 S. 
Peak of Cape Barren, - - N. 16 E. 
Van Diemen's Land, eastern extr. about S. by E. 
Largest Swan Isle, the centre, - - S. 53 W. 
Soon after three o'clock, we anchored in a small sandy bay, at the 
south-east end of the largest Swan Isle, in 4, fathoms ; being well 
sheltered from north and western winds, but entirely open to any 
that might arise from the opposite quarters. The furthest ex- 
treme of the opposite coast then bore S. 36 0 E. three leagues ; but 
the nearest part, in the direction of S. by W., was little more than 
three miles distant. 
I landed with Mr. Bass ; and leaving him to pursue his researches, 
went round to the north side of the island, to take angles. From a 
small, elevated projection there, 
The peak of Cape Barren was set at N. 28 40 E. 
Mount Chappell, - - - N. 21 20 W. ; 
from which, and several intermediate bearings, this station became 
firmly connected with the survey of Furneaux's Islands. Mr. Bass 
thought the stone to contain a rather large quantity of iron, and the 
bearings seemed to confirm it, for they did not agree in any common 
intersection with the allowance of q° east, which I considered to be 
