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rocks Iviner a mile and a half north-west from the extremity of the 1R0 ' 5 - 
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point ; and having anchored there, arranged the boat so as that Tuesday so. 
every person might take a better night’s rest than we had hitherto 
been able to enjoy. 
At daylight, the wind being light and variable, we proceeded Wednes.a? 
along the coast by using both sails and oars. The weather was dull, 
and prevented an observation at noon for the latitude ; but a sight 
of Mount Warning at dusk showed that our progress was equal to 
expectation. We then had a gentle breeze from the north-east- 
ward; and at ten o’clock, passed close to a projection of land which 
I supposed to be Point Danger, without seeing any breakers ; it is 
therefore probable, that the reef laid down by captain Cook does not 
join to the land, for we kept a good look out, and the night was 
tolerably fine. 
At five on the following morning we passed Cape Byron, with 
a breeze at north-west, and at noon had made a hundred miles by 
our reckoning from Point Look-out; the observed latitude was then 
29° 1 6', and the land near Shoal Bay was three leagues distant. We 
continued steering to the southward, in high spirits at being so 
favoured by the northern winds, which there was so little reason to 
expect ; and at eight in the evening reached abreast of the Solitary 
Isles. Smoky Cape was in sight next morning ; but the wind com- Friday 2. 
ing round to south, and blowing fresh with thick weather, we tacked 
towards the shore ; and at noon landed behind a small ledge of 
rocks, about three leagues short of the Cape. The distance run 
these twenty-four hours was eighty five miles, and the southwardly 
current had moreover given its assistance. 
This ledge of rocks lies on the north side of a point upon 
which there are some hummocks ; and on ascending the highest, I 
saw a lagoon into which the tide flowed by a narrow passage on the 
inner side of the point. The pandanus grows here; and as it was a 
tree unknown to Bongaree, this latitude (about 30° 45') is pro- 
bably near its southern limit. We took in a supply of fuel and 
