Coast of TOVY POfikAMMOO. 3 
abreaft cf the preceeding noon bore N. N. W. £ W. In the 
Afternoon we had a light breeze at N. E. with which we 
fleered well, edging in for the land, which was diftant about 
eight leagues. At feven in the evening, we were about fix 
leagues from the fhore, and the i'ou thermo it extremity of the 
land in light bore W. S. W, 
At daj -break on the 16th, we difeovered land bearing S. 
by W. and feemingly detached from the coalt we were upon , 
About eight, a breeze fprung up, at N. by E. and we fleered 
airedtly for it. At r.ccn, we were in latitude 43 : 19 S. the 
peak on the fnowy mountain bore N. 20 E. difrant twenty- 
feven leagues ; the fouthern extremity of the land we could 
fee bore weit, and the land which had been difeovered in the 
morning appeared like an illand extending from S. S. W. to 
S. W. by W. | W. diftant about eight leagues. In the after- 
noon we flood to the fouthward of it, with a frelh breeze at 
north : at eight in the evening, we had run eleven leagues, 
and the land then extended from S. W. by W. to N. by W. 
We were then diftant about three or four leagues from the 
neareft fhore, and in this lituation had fifty fathom water, with 
a fine fandy bottom. The variation of the compafs by this 
morning’s amplitude was 14 : 39 E. 
At fun-rife, the next morning, our opinion that the land 
we had been Handing for was an i'fland, was confirmed, by our 
feeing part cf the land of Tovy Pdenammoo open to the weft- 
ward of it, extending as far as W. by S. At eight in the 
morning, the extremes cf theifland bore N. 76 W. and N. 
N. E. E. ; and an opening near die fouth point, which had 
the appearance of a bay or harbour, N. 20 W. diftant between 
three anifour leagues : in this fituation we had thirty-eight 
fathom water, with a brown fandy bottom. 
This illand, which I named after Mr. Banks, lies about five 
leagues from the coaft of Tovy •Poenammoo ; the fouth point 
bears S. 21 W. from the higheft peak on the fnowy mountain, 
and lies in latitude 43 : 32 S. and in longitude 186 : 30 W. 
by an obfervation of the fun' and moon which was made this 
morning : it is of a circular figure, and about 24 leagues 
in compafs : it is fufficiently high to be feen at the diftance of 
twelve or fifteen leagues, and the land has a broken irregular 
furface, with the appearance rather of barrennefs than fertility; 
yet it was inhabited, for we faw Invoke in one place, and a 
few (haggling natives in another. 
When this ifland was firft difeovered in the direction of S, 
by W. fome perfons on board were of opinion that they alfo 
faw land bearing S. S. E. and S. E. by E.- Iwasmyfelf upon 
the deck at the time, and told them, that in my opinion it 
was no more than a cloud, and that as the fun rofe it would 
difiipate and vanifh. Elowever, as I was determined to leave 
no fubjeil for deputation which experiment could remove, T 
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