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A VOYAGE TO 
[Saufh Coast. 
April During the night there were squalls of wind with hail and 
Tuesday 20. rain, but tolerably moderate weather in the intervals. At daylight, 
we bore away for the land ; and at half past seven, the 
Hill on Cape Bridge water bore - N. 66° W. 
Lawrence's double isle, - - N. 53 W. 
A cliffy, flat-topped isle, west extreme, N. 16 E. 
This last is Lady Julia Percy's Isle; and when it bore N. o^'E. five 
miles, we steered eastward along the coast. At some distance 
inland, to the northward of Lady Percy's Isle, a round hill was dis- 
tinguished ; but the shore was scarcely perceptible through the squalls 
and haze : what little of it could be seen, appeared to be sandy and 
of moderate elevation. 
At eleven, the land was perceived to the eastward, and we hauled 
up east-south-east. Our latitude at noon, from an indifferent double 
altitude, was 38 0 gg~ and it is upon this uncertain observation, that 
the correctness of the neighbouring lands in the chart principally 
depend ; I do not, therefore, specify here either the latitudes or lon- 
gitudes. The coast was seen to leeward at times, and appeared to 
be moderately high ; we ran along it at the distance of five, and 
from that to eight miles, clewing down the treble-reefed top sails 
occasionally, and setting them after the squalls were passed. At 
two o'clock, the land appeared to be trending south-east, which 
obliged us to haul up to the wind and take in close reefs ; and the 
gale increasing, the fore and mizen top sails were handed. 
It was seldom that the weather would allow of any thing 
being distinguished beyond two miles; and when the night came on, 
we were quite uncertain of the trending of the coast. At eight 
o'clock, by favour of moon light and a short cessation of rain, land 
was perceived on the lee beam ; it seemed to be a head of consider- 
able elevation, and was judged to be from three to six miles off. 
The fore and mizen top sails and reefed main sail were immediately 
set, notwithstanding the danger to the masts; and there being much 
sea running, the ship was kept one point from the wind, to make her 
