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dotted line, and which I had no opportunity to examine : from 
Cape Maria van Diemen to latitude. 36 : 15, we were feldom 
nearer the ihore than between five and eight leagues ; and 
therefore the line that marks the fea coaft may poffibly be er- 
roneous. From latitude 36 : 15, to nearly the length ofEn- 
trv Ifland, our courfe was very near the Ihore, and in this part 
of the chart, therefore, there can be no material error, except, 
pethaps, at CapeTierawitte. Between Entry Ifland and Cape 
Pallifer we were again farther from the fhore, - and this part of 
the coaft therefore may not be laid down with minute exaft- 
nefs : yet, upon the whole, I am of opinion that this ifland 
will be found not much to differ from the figure that I have 
given it, and that upon the* coaft ther»are few or no harbours 
which are not noticed in the journal or delineated in the chart, 
I cannot however fay as much of Tovy Poenammoo, the feafoa ; 
of the year, and the circumftantes of the voyage, would not 
permit me to fpend fb much time about this ifland as I had 
employed upon the other ; and the florms that we met with 
made it both difficult and dangerous to keep near the fhore, - 
However, from Queen Charlotte’s Sound to Cape Campbe], • 
and as far to the S. W. as latitude 43,.' the- chart will be found 
pretty accurate.' Between latitude 43, and latitude 44 : 20 ' 
the line may be doubted, for of fome-part of the coaft which it 
reprefents, we had fcarcely a view. From latitude 44 ; 20, to 
Cape Saunders, our diftance would not permit me to be parti- ' 
cular, and the weather- was befides extremely unfavourable. 
From Cape Saunders to Cape South, and even to Cape Weft, 
there is alfo reafon to fear that the chart will in many places 
be fouod erroneous, as we were feldom able to keep the fhore, '« 
and were fometimes blown to fuch a diftance that it could net 
be feen, - From Cape Weft to Cape -Farewell, and even to 
Charlotte’s Sound, it is not more to be trufted, 
Tovy Poenammoo is for the moft part a mountainous, and 
to all appearance a barren country ; and the people whom we -‘ 
faw in Queen Charlotte’s Sound, thofe that came off to us un- 
der the fnov/y mountains, and the fires to the weft of Cape 
Saunders, were all the inhabitants, and figns of inhabitants, t 
that we difeovered upon the whole ifland, - 
Eahernomauwe' has much better appearance f it is indeed not - r 
only hilly but mountainous, yet even the hills and mountains 
are covered with wood, aiid every valley has a rivulet of water : 
the foil in thefc vallies, and in the plains, of which there are * 
many that are not overgrown with wood, is in general lmht r 
but fertile, and in the opinion of Mr. Banks and Dr. Salan- 
der, as well as of every other gentleman on board, every kind 
of European grain, plants, and fruit, would flourifh here in ' 
the utmoft luxuriance : from thevegetables that we found here, 
there is reafon to conclude, that the winters are milder than 
B 3 thoft*' 
