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A VOYAGE TO 
[South Coast. 
Latitude observed, - - 33° 59^' 
February, . 0 
Monday 15. Longitude from bearings, - 134 30 
Top-gallant Isles, centre of the largest, - N. 12 W. 
Pearson's Isles, the two northern peaks, - N. 83 W. 
No part of the main land was visible ; but the wind having veered 
back to the southward, in the nature of a sea breeze, we were then 
standing eastward ; and in two hours several smokes were seen, 
and soon afterward the land. At six o'clock, a very projecting 
point of calcareous cliffs, distant five miles, was the southernmost 
visible extreme. It was named Point Drummond, in compliment to 
captain Adam Drummond of the navy ; and lies in 34° 10' south, and 
135° 13' east - 
The coast from Waldegrave's Isles to Point Drummond runs 
waving in a south-eastern direction, and forms bights and broad, 
cliffy heads. It appeared to be of moderate elevation, and barren : 
but the further parts of it could not be well distinguished, on account 
of the haze. 
We tacked from the shore at six o'clock, when the following 
bearings were taken ; 
Point Drummond, - - - S. 14 0 E. 
A broad cliffy projection, the north end, - N. 11 W. 
southend, distant 4 or 5 miles, - N. 26 E. 
A rocky islet, distant three leagues, - N. 41 W. 
This islet lies four miles from the main land, and nothing was seen 
to prevent a ship passing between them. 
Soon after we had tacked, the wind veered gradually round 
from the south to east ; and having steered southward under easy 
sail till midnight, we then hove to. A heavy dew fell, which had 
not before been observed upon this part of the coast. 
Tuesday 16. At daylight, Point Drummond was seven miles distant to 
the north-by-east. The shore, after falling back four or five miles 
from it, trended southward ; but there was other land further out, 
and we steered for the opening between them, passing a rocky 
islet five miles from Point Drummond and nearly as much from 
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