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but they do not appear to extend more than two miles from 
the shore. At Cape Rulhieres, the coast trends more 
westerly. To the westward of this cape are two sandy bays, 
in which boats might effect a landing ; but they are open 
and exposed to the northward. To the eastward of it there 
are some reefs which project for more than two miles from 
the shore ; and, at the west head of the westernmost of the 
bays, is an island with a reef extending for nearly three 
miles from it: behind the island is another bay, that ap- 
peared to be fronted by the above reef. In the offing, and 
at the distance of six miles from the shore, is Lesueur 
Island ; it is about two miles in circumference, and sur- 
rounded by a coral reef, that extends for one mile and a 
half from its north-east end. At this part the coast is more 
verdant in appearance than to the eastward of Cape Rul- 
hieres, particularly for ten miles to the S.E. of Cape Lon- 
donderry ; in which space there are several sandy bays, with 
the shores wooded to the brink of the beach : at about five 
miles from the cape is a small boat harbour, at the back of 
which a gully in the hills appeared promising for the search 
for fresh water, more particularly on account of the verdant 
appearance of the trees near it. 
A. 
Sect. IV. 
N. West 
Coast. 
CAPE LONDONDERRY is a low rocky point; it is 
easily recognised by the reef that extends from it, and the 
trend of the land, which takes from it a westerly direction ; 
there are also two small sandy islets, Stewart’s Islets, at a 
little more than two miles from it, encompassed by the reef. 
The cape is in 13° 44' S., and 126° 53' 50" E. 
The land then extends to the westward for nearly eleven 
miles, to CAPE TALBOT ; it is fronted by the reef that 
