112 A VOYAGE TO (South Coast 
1802. I. St. Francis, the largest, southern cliffs, - N. 80 W 
February. T 
Saturday 6. Lacy s Isle, centre, - - - N. 57 W. 
Evans' Isle, centre, . - - _ N. 43 W. 
Franklin's Isles, extremes, - N. 29 0 to 10 W. 
Point Brown, south extremity, - N. 65 E. 
Cape Bauer, north extremity, - - S. 78 E. 
Olive's Island, centre, - . §. 67 E. 
Cliffy head beyond Point Westall, - S. 45 E. 
All sail was made to fetch between Franklin's Isles and Point Brown, 
in order to follow the course of the main land as close as possible ; 
but finding, after several tacks, the impossibility of weathering the 
isles, we bore away ; and at noon hauled up north-north-east, round 
them. The wind was light at east, and the weather fine over head; 
but there was so dense a haze below, that the true horizon could 
not be distinguished from several false ones, and we had six or seven 
different latitudes from as many observers : those taken by me to 
the north and south, differed 19 minutes. This dense haze, from 
its great refractive power, altered the appearance of objects in a 
surprising manner : a sandy beach seemed to be a chalky cliff, and 
the lowest islands to have steep shores. The thermometer stood, 
at this time, at 82 0 , and the barometer at 29,60 inches. 
, On the north side of Point Brown the shore formed a large 
open bay, into which we hauled up as much as the wind would permit 
passing near to a reef of rocks and breakers, two miles to the north- 
north-east of Franklin's Isles. At half past two, the water had 
shoaled to 5 fathoms; and not being able to distinguish any inlet, 
we then bore away westward along the land. The number of 
smokes rising from the shores of this wide, open place, induced me 
to give it the name of Smoky Bay. 
At four o'clock we passed the small opening which had been 
unsuccessfully attempted in the evening of the 4th, and hauled up 
northward under the lee of the island forming its western side. The 
mam land then came in sight a-head ; but between it and the islands 
was a space five or six miles wide, which had the appearance of 
