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Crvlph of Carpentaria .] TERRA AUSTRALIS.’ 
Duyfhen Point, south extreme, dist. 6 or 7 miles, N. £>3® W. 1802. 
Small opening behind it, distant 5 or 6 miles, - 23 W. Monday's! 
A second opening, distant four miles, - N. 64 E. 
A third, distant three miles, - - S. 78 E. 
At eight in the evening, having reached out of the bight, and a 
breeze coming off the land, we steered southward until half past ten ; 
and then anchored in 8 fathoms, muddy bottom. In the morning, I Tuesday 9. 
set the west extreme of Duyfhen Point at N. ,9°E. ; and the furthest 
land in the opposite direction, at S. g° E. This land forms the south 
side of the large bight; and besides projecting beyond the coastline, 
and being a little higher than usual, is remarkable for having some 
reddish cliffs in it, and deep water near the shore. It is not noticed 
in the Dutch chart ; but I called it Peru Head, to preserve the name 
of the second vessel which, in 1623, sailed along this coast. 
Pera Head was passed at the distance of one mile and a half, (Atlas, 
, „ , , , . . t Plate XIV.) 
at noon, with g fathoms water; and the most projecting part ot tne 
cliff's found to be in 12 0 58^' south, and 141° 40' east. The sea 
breeze had then set in, and we steered southward till past four 
o’clock; when a decrease in the soundings to 3 fathoms, obliged us 
to tack at a league from the land ; and the wind being at S. W., we 
worked along shore till ten in the evening, and then anchored in 6 
fathoms, oozy bottom. At daylight, the land was seen to be five miles Wednes. 10. 
distant, equally low and sandy as before; and a small opening in it, 
perhaps not accessible to boats, bore S. Jg° E. On getting under way 
again, w r e closed in with the shore and steered along it at the distance 
of two or three miles, in soundings from 3 to 7 fathoms until noon ; 
our latitude was then 13 0 42' 35", longitude 141 0 32', being nearly 
the position of Cape Keer-Weer, at which the yacht Duyfhen gave up 
her examination. I could see nothing like a cape here ; but the 
southern extreme of the land, seen from the mast head, projects a 
little ; and from respect to antiquity, the Dutch name is there pre- 
served. 
At four o’clock we passed the southern extremity of Cape 
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