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prevented our doubling Cape Pond, the anchor iaao. 
was dropped, and the evening spent on shore. Sept. 9. 
upon a rocky island that fronts the Cape, from 
the summit of which an extensive set of bear- 
ings was taken. The land was observed to 
trend in very deeply to the southward of Cape 
Pond, and the western horizon was bounded by 
a range of islands, on which were two hills of 
sugar-loaf form. This island, like Capstan 
Island, is a heap of sand-stone rocks, clothed 
with the usual quantity of spinifex and small 
shrubs. A path of the natives was observed 
winding among the grass, and on the beach 
were the marks of feet. The tide fell whilst we 
were on shore twenty-two feet. 
The next morning we steered round Cape 10. 
Pond, and entered the opening ; but, the wind 
being contrary, we did not reach farther than 
Anderdon’s Islands, where the night was passed. 
The next day we took advantage of the flood- n 9 
tide, and before high water anchored where the 
depth at low water was three fathoms. The tide 
subsequently rose twenty-eight feet. 
We were now at the bottom of a very ex- 
tensive harbour, bounded by bold and irregular 
ranges of precipitous rocky hills, particularly on 
its eastern side, where three or four peaks were 
noticed, among which were Manning Peak and 
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