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A VOYAGE TO 
[South Coast, 
1802. skinning and cleaning the kanguroos ; and a delightful regale they 
Monday 82. afforded, after four months privation from almost any fresh provi- 
sions. Half a hundred weight of heads, fore quarters, and tails were 
stewed down into soup for dinner on this and the succeeding days ; 
and as much steaks given, moreover, to both officers and men, 
as they could consume by day and by night. In gratitude for 
so seasonable a supply, I named this southern land Kanguroo 
Island. 
Tuesday 23. Next day was employed in shifting the top masts, on ac- 
count of some rents found in the heels. The scientific gentlemen 
landed again to examine the natural productions of the island, and in 
the evening eleven more kanguroos were brought on board ; but 
most of these were smaller, and seemed to be of a different species 
to those of the preceding day. Some of the party saw several large 
running birds, which, according to their description, seemed to have 
been the emu or cassowary. 
Not being able to obtain a distinct view from any elevated situ- 
ation, I took a set of angles from a small projection near the ship, 
named Kanguroo Head; but nothing could be seen to the north ; and 
the sole bearing of importance, more than had been taken on board, 
was that of a high hill at the extremity of the apparently uncon- 
nected land to the eastward : it bore N. 39° 10' E., and was named 
Mount Lofty. The nearest part of that land was a low point, bear- 
ing N. 6o° E. nine or ten miles ; but the land immediately at the 
back was high, and its northern and southern extremes were cliffy. 
(Atlas, I named it Cape Jervis, and it was afterwards sketched by Mr. 
Plate XVII. w f i] 
View 13.) W estalL 
All the cliffs of Kanguroo Island seen to the west of the anchor- 
age, had the appearance of being calcareous, and the loose stones scat- 
tered over the surface of Kanguroo Head and the vicinity were of 
that substance; but the basis in this part seemed to be a brown slate, 
lying in strata nearly horizontal, and lamina of quartz were some- 
times seen in the interstices. In some places the slate was split into 
