From Nnyts' Archipelago.] TERRA AUSTRALIS. 123 
either by Europeans or Indians, and a single rat was the sole quad- isos. 
ruped seen ; but a few hair seals were killed upon the shore Mr = Feb ™ ar y- 
t> i , 1 ' ' Thursday 11, 
Brown remarked, that this was the first island where not a single 
novelty in natural history had presented itself to his observation. 
From the highest part of .the island I saw two patches of 
breakers, lying near three miles out from the western island ; and 
beyond the Top-gallant Isles in the offing, there was a piece of land 
of more considerable extent, which the haze did not allow of being 
well defined. No part of the main coast was visible from hence, 
beyond the projection close to Waldegrave's Isles; but on changing 
my station to the southward, land opened from it at the distance 
of three or four leagues. The principal bearings taken were as 
follow : 
Point Weyland, distant 7 or 8 leagues, - N. 24 0 10' W. 
Top-gallant Isles, centre of the largest, - S. 52 20 W 
Southmost rock, like a ship under sail, - S. 48 5 w' 
Further land, the east side, - S . 57° 40' to % 10 W. 
Southern extreme of the coast, - s. 49 40 E. 
A squall passed over as the sun came to the meridian, and 
deprived me of an observation for the latitude ; but the centre of 
Waldegrave's largest Isle was afterwards found to be in 33 0 S5 ±.> 
south, and the longitude by my observations on shore for the time 
keepers, was 134 0 44' east. 
There were strong squalls during the night, with rain, but 
the wind being off the land, the ship rode easy with a whole 
cable. At daylight, the weather was more moderate, and we Friday u . 
stretched out for the distant piece of land in the offing. At 
noon, it was seven miles to windward, and seen to be an island 
of about five miles in length ; and' being near enough at dusk to 
observe that it afforded shelter, and that there were no apparent 
dangers, we continued to beat up, and got to anchor at half past 
nine, in 7 fathoms, fine sand; the nearest beach being distant half a 
mile, and the island extending from S. 85 0 E. to 6f W. 
