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Cape Manifold,.'] 
easternmost, and somewhat the highest peak, is about four miles 1802. 
from the shore, and lies S. 49 0 W. from the east end of the island Friday 20. 
whose situation is above given. 
The wind was from the northward at noon, and we were then 
making a stretch for the land, which was distant four or five miles. 
Latitude, observed to the north, - - 34 0 $ 6 - 
C. Manifold, east end of the island, - S. 1 W. 
the highest peak, - S. W. 
Small isle (Entrance I.) at the northern extreme, N. 29 W. 
Peaked islet in the offing, distant 7 miles, - S. 61 E. 
From Cape Manifold the coast falls back to a sandy beach, six 
miles long, and near it are some scattered rocks. The land is there 
very low ; but at the north end of the beach is a hilly projection, 
from which we tacked at one o’clock, in 12 fathoms; being then 
within a mile of two rocks, and two miles from the main land. The 
brig was seen to the south-eastward, and we made a long stretch 
oft, to give her an opportunity of joining, and at two in the morning Saturday 21. 
lay by for her; but the wind veering to south-west at five, we 
stretched in for the land, and approached some rocky islets, part 
of the Harvey’s Isles of captain Cook, of which, and of the main (Atlas, 
coast as far as Island Head, Mr. Westall made a sketch. At half 1 yi^v 79 
past nine, when we tacked from Harvey’s Isles, I was surprised 
to see trees upon them resembling the pines of Norfolk Island; none 
such having been before noticed upon this coast, nor to my know- 
ledge, upon any coast of Terra Australis. Pines were also distin- 
guished upon a more southern islet, four miles off, the same which 
had been the northern extreme at the preceding noon ; and behind 
it was a deep bight in the land where there seemed to be shelter. 
The breeze had then shifted to south, and the Lady Nelson being to 
windward, the signal was made for her to look for anchorage ; but 
the brig being very leewardly, we passed her and stood into the 
bight by an opening between the islets of one mile wide and from 
