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A VOYAGE TO 
^ iv [North Coast, 
November. 3nd WC made sai) to g et in with the main land to the south of the 
Wednes. 3. Prince of Wales’ Islands. In hauling round the dry part of the shoal, 
we fell into 3 fathoms, and were obliged to steer round off ; nor was 
it until after many attempts, and running four or five miles further 
to the south-westward, that the shoal would allow us to steer a 
southern course. At 8 h 45', being then in 5 fathoms. 
Booby Isle bore, n. 56° W. 
Cape Cornwall, - S. 58 E. 
Station on Good’s Island, dist. 11 miles, - N. 54I. E. 
From hence we carried 6 to 7 fathoms until past ten, and afterwards 
irregular soundings between 3 and 9 fathoms, to noon ; the latitude 
rom a supplement to the north, with the same correction as applied 
on the and, was then io° 50' 44", and the bearings of the land were 
these ; 
Station on Good’s Island, » j? 
Cape Cornwall, - _ _ N. 68 E. 
Wallis’ Isles, the highest, distant 2* miles, - N. 84 E. 
a lower and broader, dist. 3 or 4 miles, S. 71° to 64 E. 
Mam land, low sandy point, dist. 8 miles, - S. 43 E. 
furthest extreme near a smoke, - S. 77 E. 
Between Cape Cornwall and the low main land above set, is 
the opening called in the old Dutch chart, Speult’s River ; but which 
captain Cook, who sailed through it, named Endeavour’s Strait. 
Wallis’ Isles are small, low, and rocky, and the northernmost 
seemed destitute of vegetation; they are surrounded with sandy 
shoals, which appeared to connect with the main land and leave no 
ship passage between them. On the north side of the isles there are 
several banks a* the outlet of Endeavour’s Strait ; and the passage 
this way into the Indian Ocean is thereby rendered much inferior to 
that between Wednesday Island and the north-west reef, in which 
there are no difficulties. 
We passed Wallis Isles, steering southward to get in with the 
main coast; but the shoals forced us to run seven or eight miles to 
