THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
397 
1779. 
Odlober. 
ous repetition of the fame nautical obfervations. At two 
in the afternoon, the breeze frefhened from the Southward, 
and, by four, had brought us under clofe-reefed topfails, 
and obliged us to hand off to the South Eaft. In confe- 
quence of this courfe, and the hazinefs of the weather, the 
land foon difappeared. We kept on all night, and till eight 
the next morning, when the wind coming round to the Wednef. 27. 
North, and growing moderate, we made fail, and fleered 
Weft South Weft, toward the land; but did not make it till 
three in the afternoon, when it extended from North Weft 
half Weft to Weft. The Northernmoft extreme being a 
continuation of the high land, which was the Southern- 
moft we had feen the day before; the land to the Weft 
we conceived to be the Hofe Tafel Berg (the High Table 
Hill) of Janfen. Between the two extremes, the coaft was 
low and fcarcely perceptible, except from the maft-head. 
We flood on toward the coaft till eight, when we were 
about five leagues diftant; and having fliortened fail for 
the night, fteered to the Southward, founding every four 
hours ; but never found ground with one hundred and fixty. 
fathoms of line. 
On the 28th, at fix in the morning, we again faw land, Thm-fday 28. 
twelve leagues to the Southward of that feen the preceding 
day, extending from Weft South Weft to Weft by North* 
We fteered South Weft obliquely with the fhore; and, at 
ten, faw more land open to the South Weft. To the Weft- 
ward of this land, which is low and flat, are two iflands, as 
we judged, though fome doubts w T ere entertained, whether 
they might not be connected with the adjacent low ground. 
The hazy weather, joined to our diftance, prevented us alfo 
from determining, whether there are any inlets or harbours 
between the projecting points, which feem here to promife 
good 
