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Hence the shore takes a north-westerly trend. 18l9 ‘ 
At noon we were two miles and a half from Sept,3 °* 
Cape Rulhieres when our latitude was 13° 5V 58"; 
at seven miles in a N. 37° W. direction from 
the cape, which is a stony point, is Captain 
Raudin’s Lesueur Island, a low flat sandy island. 
We passed between it and the main, and had 
soundings with fifteen fathoms. 
In passing a projection of land, which appeared 
to be an island, and off which is a considerable 
reef, the bottom shoaled to eight fathoms* but 
as quickly deepened again to no bottom with 
fifteen fathoms. This probable island may per- 
haps be the second Lesueur Island, which is laid 
down upon the French chart ; but I have doubts 
of it ; for I do not think it could be distinguished 
as an island at the distance Captain Baudin was 
from the shore. The land now extended towards 
a point, which was called Cape Londonderry, 
whence it took a westerly direction. On arriving 
up with the reef which extends off Cape Lon- 
donderry, we hauled off to the northward, and 
passed the ensuing night under easy sail, during 
which our soundings were between forty and 
forty- six fathoms. A very large natives’ fire was 
burning about two or three miles in-land, but the 
Indians did not shew themselves. Last night our 
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