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Strong-tide Passage .] TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
entrance. A kedge anchor was dropped immediately ; but seeing that 
the opening went through, and that the master had deep water further 
in, it was weighed again, and we backed and filled the sails, drift- 
ing up with the tide so long as it continued to run. At nine o’clock 
the anchor was let go in 6 fathoms, sand and shells, one mile within 
the entrance, the points of which bore N. 34 0 and S. 89° E. ; but the 
extent of deep water was barely sufficient for the ship to swing at 
a whole cable. 
Lieutenant Flinders landed on the north side of the entrance, 
and observed the latitude 22 0 17' 53" from an artificial horizon ; and 
a boat was sent to haul the seine upon a beach on the eastern shore, 
where fish to give half the ship’s company a meal was procured. 
We had no prospect of advancing up the passage until the turn of 
tide, at three in the afternoon ; and I therefore landed with a party 
of the gentlemen, and ascended the highest of the hills on the eastern 
side. From the top of it we could see over the land into Port Bowen ; 
and some water was visible further distant at the back of it, which 
seemed to communicate with Shoal-water Bay. Of the passage 
where the ship was lying, there was an excellent view; and I saw 
not only that Cape Townshend was on a distinct island, but also that 
it was separated from a piece of land to the west, which captain Cook’s 
chart had left doubtful. Wishing to follow the apparent intention 
of the discoverer, to do honour to the noble family of Townshend, 
I have extended the name of the cape to the larger island, and dis- 
tinguish the western piece by the name of Leicester Island. Besides 
these, there were many smaller isles scattered in the entrance of 
Shoal -water Bay ; and the southernmost of them, named Alien s 
Island after the master of the ship, lies in a bight of the western 
shore. Out at sea there were more of the Northumberland Islands, 
further westward than those before seen, the largest being not less 
distant than fifteen leagues ; Pier Head, on the west side of Thirsty 
Sound, was also visible ; and in the opposite direction was the highest 
of the two peaks behind Cape Manifold, the bearing of which con- 
voL. 11. G 
1802 . 
August. 
Tliurs. 26 . 
(Atlas, 
Plate XI.) 
