A VOYAGE TO [South Coast. 
1802. In the afternoon the wind veered to the southward, and we 
At)ril. 
Saturday 17. tacked from the shore, not being able to weather the Carpenters at 
the south end of the reef. A long swell rolled in at this time, and 
seemed to announce a gale from the southward, yet the wind died 
Sunday is. away in the night ; and at daybreak a light breeze sprung up at north- 
west, and enabled us to close in with the land. We passed the Car- 
penters at the distance of four miles ; but at two in the afternoon 
the wind again died away. A cliffy point which proved to be 
the Cape Northumberland of captain Grant, was then in sight, as 
also were two inland mountains lying to the north-east; the nearest is 
his Mount Schanck, of a flat, table-like form, the further one, Mount 
Gambier, is peaked. The following bearings were taken whilst ly- 
ing becalmed. 
West C. Banks, sandy hummock, dist. s leagues, N. 2° W. 
Mount Schanck, - - - - N. 70 E. 
Cape Northumberland, dist. 3 or 4 leagues, - S. 82 E. 
The long swell from the southward still prevailed, and the 
barometer was fast falling ; but at seven in the evening a breeze 
sprung up once more from the north-west ; and after stretching a 
little off from the shore, we laid to for the greater part of the night. 
Monday 19. At daylight the wind was at north-north-west, and blew fresh, with 
squally weather. We reached in for the land ; and at eight, 
C. Northumberland, dist. 6 or 7 miles, bore N. 32 0 W. 
Mount Schanck, - - - N. 1 W. 
Furthest extreme, obscured by haze, - S. 66 E. 
Close to Cape Northumberland are two pointed rocks, resem- 
bling the back fins of sharks ; and on its eastern side were heavy 
breakers, extending more than a mile from the shore. The situation 
of the cape, as near as it could be ascertained, is in 38 0 2' south, and 
140 0 37|' east. 
Beyond Cape Northumberland the coast was found to trend 
east-by-north, but curved afterwards to east-by-south ; it was 
higher than we had lately seen, and not so barren ; nevertheless, the 
