94 
1783. 
AUGUST. 
Wednefday 
27. 
AN ACCOUNT OF 
the Captain went round his new illand in the jolly-boat, m 
order to obferve its fhores, and its external appearance. 
He found the fouth lide of it almoft a perpendicular rock, co¬ 
vered with wood, among which he obferved abundance of 
the cabbage-tree, but growing in places inacceffible from the 
water.—-The weft ftde had a fair fandy beach, and fome level 
ground between the fea and the hills.—-It was here where the 
well was, whence our people brought their water; and many 
traces of antient plantations were found, fufficient to demon- 
ftrate that the illand had formerly been inhabited.—The 
northern part is a fteep rock covered with trees. As the 
boat rowed along its lide they had often breezes from it, 
wafting a moft fweet and agreeable fmell. On the eaft lide 
was the bay and harbour, which lay eaft and weft; it was 
judged the whole circumference of the illand did not exceed 
three miles; the coming in from the coral reef is to keep 
right for a fmall opening which feparates the illand of Or oo¬ 
long from an uninhabited illand to the eaftward of it, until 
the bay opens, then haul up weft into the harbour; the 
courfe before will have been about fouth. 
The morning being fine, the jolly-boat was difpatched to 
the watering-place to fetch fome timbers for futtocks, and 
to haul the feine; but no fifh could be caught. Some hands 
were fent to try to procure fome cabbages, in which they 
fucceeded; they were drefled for fupper, and found to be 
very good.—Some of our people, who had been cutting tim¬ 
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