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SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAI. 
CHAPTER IV. 
Leave King* George the Third’s Sound, and commence the survey 
of the West coast at Rottnest Island : — Another remarkable 
effect of mirage : — Anchor under, and land upon Rottnest Island: 
-—Break an anchor: — Examine the coast to the northward: — 
Cape Leschenault : — Lancelin Island : — Jurien Bay : — Houtman’s 
Abrolhos: — ^Moresby’s Flat-topped Range: — Red Point: — An- 
chor in Dirk Hartog’s Road, at the entrance of Shark’s Bay : — 
Occurrences there : — Examination of the coast to the North 
West Cape; — Barrow Island: — Heav^y gale off the Montebello 
Isles : — Rowley’s Shoals : — Cape Leveque :-7Dangerous situation 
of the brig among the islands of Buccaneer’s Archipelago: — 
Examination and description of Cygnet Bay : — Lose an anchor, 
and leave the coast:— Adele Island : — Return to Port Jack- 
son. 
18 ^. yIy. sailed from King George’s Sound on the 
Jan. 6. •| 3 ^^ fYom south-westerly winds, were no 
8 . further advanced by the 8 th than the meridian 
of Cape Chatham. After which, entering a cur- 
rent setting at one mile an hour to the west- 
ward, the brig made considerable progress. 
10 . At daylight, 10th, Cape Leeuwin came in 
sight from the mast-head, and, at eight o’clock, 
was seen from the deck at the distance of ten 
leagues, bearing N. 42° E. by compass. 
At this, the south-westernmost extremity of 
New Holland, Captain Flinders commenced his 
