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* 777 - broken and hilly, the coaft winding, with points fhooting 
out fr °m it; but we were too far off, to be able to judge 
whether the bays formed by thefe points were Iheltered 
from the fea-winds. The bay which appeared to be the 
largeft and deepeft, lies to the Weft ward of the peaked hill 
above-mentioned. The variation of the compafs here, was 
5° i ^ Eaft. 
At fix o’clock in the afternoon we founded, and found 
fixty fathoms water, over a bottom of broken coral and 
fhells. The South Cape then bore North 75 0 Weft, two or 
three leagues diftant; Tafman’s Head North Eaft; and 
Swilly Rock South by Weft l Weft. About a league to the 
Eaft ward of S willy, is another elevated rock, that is not 
taken notice of by Captain Furneaux. I called it the Eddy- 
fione , from its very great refemblance to that light-houfe. 
Nature feems to have left thefe two rocks here, for the fame 
purpofe that the Eddyftone light-houfe was built by man, 
viz. to give navigators notice of the dangers around them. 
For they are the confpicuous fummits of a ledge of rocks 
under water, on which the fea, in many places, breaks very 
high. Their furface is white with the dung of fea fowls; 
fo that they may be feen at fome diftance, even in the night. 
On the North Eaft fide of Storm Bay, which lies between 
the South Cape and Tafman’s Head, there are fome coves 
or creeks, that feemed to be fheltered from the fea-winds ; 
and I am of opinion that, were this coaft examined, there 
would be found fome good harbours. 
Soon after we had fight of land the Wefterly winds left 
us, and were fucceeded by variable light airs and alternate 
Sunday 26. calms, till the 26th at noon. At that time a breeze fprung 
up and frefhened at South Eaft, which put it in my power 
to carry into execution the defign I had, upon due confi- 
1 4 deration, 
