96 
A VOYAGE TO 
[South Coast. 
1802. by-north, when we steered in for the land. At ten, the shore was 
Tuesday 26. eight or nine miles distant, and our course was north-east, nearly as 
it trended. The latitude at noon, from observations to the north and 
south, was 31 0 51' 34", and longitude by timekeepers 128 0 41' ; the 
beach was distant three or four miles in the north-north-west, and 
the bank behind it lay two or three miles inland and was somewhat 
higher, but had less wood upon it than further westward. The wind 
was fresh at south-west, and the mercury was rising ; but the 
haziness of the weather was such, that no extremes of the land could 
be set. 
Our course from noon was nearly east, at the distance of five 
or six miles from the shore ; and we ran at the rate of between 
seven and eight knots, under double-reefed top sails and fore 
sail. Abreast of our situation at half past two, the level bank again 
closed in upon the shore, and formed cliffs very similar to those along 
which we had before run thirty leagues. Their elevation appeared 
to be from four to six hundred feet, the upper third part was brown, 
and the lower two-thirds white ; but as we advanced, the upper 
brown stratum was observed to augment in proportional quantity. 
We could not distinguish, as before, the smaller layers in the two 
strata ; and from the number of excavations in the white part, appar- 
(Atias, ently from pieces having fallen down (see Mr. WestalFs sketch), I 
P Vtew X e!) IL was ^ ecl to ^ink the lower portion of these cliffs to be grit stone, 
rather than calcareous rock. The bank was not covered with 
shrubs, as before it came to the water side, but was nearly destitute 
of vegetation, and almost as level as the horizon of the sea. 
At dusk we hauled up south-east-by south to the wind, at one 
Wednes. 2?. in the morning tacked to the westward, and at four bore away 
north for the land. Having reached within six miles of the cliffs, 
we steered eastward again, with a fair breeze ; and at noon were in 
latitude 31 0 40' 52" and longitude 130 0 50/; the cliffs were then 
distant seven miles to the northward, and at N. 9 0 E. was their ter- 
mination. 
The length of these cliffs, from their second commencement, is 
