COASTS OP AUSTRALIA. 
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there was an appearance of two openings in the 
beach, that were probably the outlets of moun- 
tain-streams. The country also appeared much 
better wooded than in other parts, and as large 
smokes were seen in the valleys, the place most 
likely at the time of our passing frequented by 
natives. 
Hence the coast trends to the N.W.b.N. to- 
wards a patch of bare sand, which is remarkable 
because the coast is not so sandy as it is more 
to the south. At ten o’clock a very thick haze 
spread over the land, and so enveloped it, that 
nothing could be distinguished. At noon, the 
brig being in 28° 25' 42" S., and 114° T 0" E., 
the haze partially cleared away, and shewed that 
the coast had changed its character, being now 
steep, and in some parts cliffy, but still occasion- 
ally studded with spots of bare sand. In the 
interior a rocky, flat-topped hill was seen ; it is 
probably the Mount Naturaliste of the French. 
The coast trends here in a N.b.W. direction. 
The passage or channel between the Abrolhos 
Bank and the coast has been distinguished by 
the name of Vlaming’s Ship, T/ie Gedvink, since 
she was the first vessel that passed them (Anno 
1697). Captain Hamelin in the Naturaliste also 
passed within them, imagining that he perceived 
them to the eastward, but what he saw must 
1822 . 
Jan. 18 .. 
