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A VOYAGE TO 
[East Coast. 
CHAPTER XI. 
Of the winds, currents, mid navigation along the east coast of Terra 
Australis, both without and within the tropic ; also on the north coast. 
Directions for sailing from Port Jackson, through Torres’ Strait, to- 
wards India or the Cape of Good Hope. Advantages of this passage 
over that round Hew Guinea. 
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0^ completing the first portion of the voyage, I entered into an 
explanation of the winds and currents which had been found to pre- 
vail upon the south coast of Terra Australis ; and to obtain greater 
perspicuity and connection, I there anticipated upon the second portion 
so far as those subjects required. This plan of assembling at the end 
of each book such general observations upon the coast immediately 
before examined as could not enter conveniently into the narrative, 
seeming liable to no material objection, I shall follow it here ; and 
conclude this second part of the voyage with a statement of the winds 
and currents which appear to prevail most generally along the East 
and North Coasts ; adding thereto such remarks, more particularly 
on Torres’ Strait, as may tend to the safety of navigation. This 
statement will include the information gained in a subsequent pas- 
sage, for the reasons which influenced me in the former account ; 
and the reader must not be surprised, should he remark hereafter 
that I did not, in that passage, follow very closely the directions here 
given ; for besides that my information was then possessed only in 
part, the directions are intended, not for vessels seeking dangers, 
which was partly my object, but for those desirous only of navigating 
these distant shores with expedition and safety. 
The East Coast, with respect to winds and currents, requires 
