TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
Percy Isles.] 
lying two miles to the north-east, with 33 fathoms water. During 
the night we tacked every two hours, working to the eastward, in 
from 30 to 3 6 fathoms ; and at daylight, my station on the eastern 
isle No. 4 bore N. 89° W., four leagues. Nothing was seen in the 
offing, but in stretching to the N. N. E., reefs were discovered from the 
mast head a little before noon ; and after the observation for the lati- 
tude was taken, I set one bearing East to E. by S., two leagues, and 
another N. 14* W. to 29 0 E., four or five miles. Our situation was 
in 21 0 15!' south, and longitude from the bearing of the Pine Peak, 
150° 34' east. 
These reefs were not exactly those seen by Mr. Campbell ; but 
they are probably not more than five or six leagues to the north- 
westward of them, and form part of the same barrier to the coast. In 
standing on between the two reefs above set, others, 01 parts of the 
same, came in sight a-head ; upon which I shortened sail to the three 
top sails, desired the Lady Nelson to take the lead, and bore away 
north-westward along the inner side of the northern reef. In an hour 
we had passed its west end ; but another reel came in sight, and for 
a time obliged us to steer W. by S. At four o’clock we ran north- 
ward again, following the direction of the reef on its lee side and at 
six anchored in 27 fathoms, coarse sand, in the following situation . 
Latitude observed from the moon, - 21 ° 4 ' S. 
Longitude from bearings, - - - 15° t9 E. 
Nearest part of the reef, dist. miles, E. -j S. 
A smaller reef, distant 3 miles, - N. W. | N. 
Percy Isles, Pine Peak of No. 3, S. 9 o W. 
Cumberland Island marked k, - W. 6 ' o N. 
The reefs were not dry in any part, with the exception of 
some small black lumps, which at a distance resembled the round 
heads of negroes ; the sea broke upon the edges, but within side the 
water was smooth, and of a light green colour. A further descrip- 
tion of these dangers is unnecessary, since their forms and relative 
positions, so far as they could be ascertained, will be best learned 
from the chart. 
1802. 
October. 
Tuesday 5. 
