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steered S. W. bv compass, in soundings from 13 to 11 fathoms, soft I80S - 
ground. Some of the small woody isles before laid down, were seen Sunday 23. 
to the north-westward, but nothing else till four o’clock ; the high 
flat-topped York Isle then came in sight, and at six the following 
bearings were set. 
Mount Adolphus, the flat top, - S. 33 0 W. 
Two rocks on its south side, - - - S. 17 W. 
Western York Isle, the north end, - - S. 69 W. 
A low distant isle (from the masthead), - S ~ E. 
I purposed anchoring between the flat-topped island and the western 
isle ; but several rocks being seen there, and the night coming on, 
we bore away to leeward of the rocks and came to in 13 fathoms, 
soon after seven o’clock. The tide was setting to the westward, and 
so continued till half past nine, when it turned to the east, and ran 
till half past three in the morning ; if the rise by the shore corres- Monday 24. 
ponded with the stream, it was high water three hours and a half after 
the moon’s passage ; which would be five hours later than at Mur- 
ray’s Islands, and one hour earlier than it had appeared to be at 
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those of the Prince of Wales ( 4 see p. 119). A fresh breeze from 
south-east raised a swell here, but the anchor held all night ; and 
before geting under way next morning, I set the following bearings 
of the land. 
Flat-topped I., distant three miles - - S. 42°to 2 0 E. 
5 centre of Mount Adolphus, S. 32 E. 
C. York, outer of three islets near the E. extreme, S. 2 E. 
Western York I., distant if- miles, - - S. 18 to 88 W. 
Northern double I., imperfectly from aloft, N. W. by W. ~ W. 
On passing the north end of the western isle at seven o’clock, 
I took altitudes for the time keeper, and from thence deduced the 
longitude of Mount Adolphus to be 14.2 0 40' east ; we then hauled 
up for Cape York, with soundings between 14 and 10 fathoms, 
leaving on the starbord hand a rock which lies S. 78 W. five miles 
from the north end of the western isle. At half past eight, two rocks 
close to the northern extremity of the Cape were distant four or 
