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coaft of the continent, which extended from Eaft half North, 1778. 
to North Weft half Weft, as far as the eye could reach. To May ‘ » 
the Weftward of this laft direction was an ifland that ex¬ 
tended from North, 52 0 Weft, to South, 85° Weft, diftant 
fix leagues. A point flioots out from the main toward the 
North Eaft end of the ifland, hearing, at this time, North, 
30° Weft, five or flx leagues diftant. This point I named 
Cape Suckling. The point of the Cape is low; hut within 
it, is a tolerably high hill, which is disjoined from the 
mountains by low land; fo that, at a diftance, the Cape 
looks like an ifland. On the North fide of Cape Suckling is 
a bay that appeared to be of fome extent, and to be covered 
from moft winds. To this bay I had fome thoughts of go¬ 
ing, to flop our leak, as all our endeavours to do it at fea 
had proved ineffectual. With this view, I fleered for the 
Cape; but as we had only variable light breezes, we ap¬ 
proached it flowly. However, before night, we were near 
enough to fee fome low land fpitting out from the Cape to 
the North Weft, fo as to cover the Eaft part of the bay from 
the South wind. We alfo faw f6me fmall iflands in the bay, 
and elevated rocks between the Cape and the North Eaft 
end of the ifland. But ftill there appeared to be a paflage 
on both tides of thefe rocks; and I continued fleering for 
them all night, having from forty-three to twenty-feven 
fathoms water over a muddy bottom. 
At four o’clock next morning, the wind, which had'been Monday u, 
moftly at North Eaft, fliifted to North. This being againft 
us, I gave up the deftgn of going within the ifland, or into 
the bay, as neither could be done without lofs of time. I 
therefore bore up for the Weft end of the ifland. The wind 
blew faint; and at ten o’clock it fell calm. Being not far 
from the ifland, I went in a boat, and landed upon it, with 
a view 
