TowardsC. Northumberland.] TERRA AUSTRALIS. 19T 
noon a somewhat projecting part, which appears to be the Cape Ber- isos. 
nouilli of the French navigators, was three or four miles distant to Monday 12 
the east. Its latitude is 36* 33' and longitude 139 0 51'; and about 
six miles to the south-south-east, there are two low, black rocks 
lying close under the shore. 
From Encounter Bay to this slight projection, the coast is little 
else than a bank of sand, with a few hummocks on the top, partially 
covered with small vegetation ; nor could any thing in the interior 
country be distinguished above the bank. The shore runs waving 
between east-south-east and south-south-east ; but to form what is 
called Cape Bernoulli!, it trends south, and then curves back south- 
eastward into a bight. The land then becomes better clothed with 
bushes and small trees ; and it also differs from the more northern 
part in that some little risings of back land were visible. 
Our soundings were more shallow along this part of the coast 
than before. The depth in passing Cape Bernouilli was from 8 to 
12 fathoms ; and on tacking out of the southern bight, at half past 
five in the evening, it was no more than 6, at three miles from the 
shore. We then saw land extending as far out as S. 29 0 W., which 
was the south head of the bight, and appears to be the Cape Jaffa of 
the French; but I do not find that they have given any name to the 
bight or bay, although much more deserving than some other sinu- 
osities in the coast on which that honour is conferred. 
This evening the variation from azimuths was i° 25' east, 
taken when the ship's head was S. S. E. ~ E. ; which being corrected 
upon the same principle as before, is 3' o' east, and showed the varia- 
tion to be now increasing, according to the regular order. 
During the night, we worked up successfully against a south- 
south-east wind, for at six in the morning the low, outer extreme of Tuesday 13. 
Cape Jaffa bore N. 15* E., six or seven miles. The shore is sandy, 
but rises from the beach to a moderate elevation, and is then well 
clothed with small wood. About three leagues to the south of the 
cape is a cluster of low rocks, apparently the same of which captain 
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