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A VOYAGE TO 
[South Coast. 
1802. steered out eastward. The shallowest water was seventeen feet, 
Sundayl?-. between the south-east point of Goose Island and the opposite west 
point of the middle beach ; after which it deepened ; and abreast of 
the middle rock there was 7 fathoms. Having cleared the islets 
lying off the north-east point of Middle Island, we steered for Cape 
Pasley, leaving the South-east Isles of the archipelago far distant on 
the starbord hand. A low islet and some rocks lie three miles to 
the south of the Cape, and the soundings we had in passing between 
them were 28 and 34, fathoms. 
The wind at this time was moderate at south-west, with fine 
weather. Middle Island and Cape Arid were still visible at noon, 
and the Eastern Group, which, according to D'Entrecasteaux, termi- 
nated the archipelago, was coming in sight. Our situation and most 
material bearings were then as under : 0 , u 
Latitude, observed to the north and south, 33 54 55 
Longitude by time keepers, - - 123 35 
Middle Island, top of the mount, - S. 65 W. 
Cape Pasley, the hill, dist. 6 miles, - S. 84 W. 
Furthest extreme, a low point, dist. 3 leagues, N. 38 E. 
A ragged mount in the interior of the country, N. 21 W. 
Eastern Group, the northern hill upon the 
highest and southernmost isle, dist. 8 
leagues, - - - N.80 E. 
At half past one, we passed within three miles of the point 
which had been the furthest extreme at noon ; it is low and sandy, 
and a ledge of rocks extends from it to the north-east. I named it 
Point Malcolm, in honour of Captain Pultney Malcolm of the navy. 
The depth diminished from 20 to 10 fathoms, in passing near a 
sunken rock two miles to the south-east of the point, and upon 
which the sea breaks only at times. The coast from thence trended 
rapidly to the northward ; and in following its direction at from three 
to five miles distance, we left eight islands of the Eastern Group on 
the starbord, and two on the larbord hand. These, with the excep- 
