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longitude, weft from the South Cape, 59'. We flood away N. N. E. close upon a wind, without feeing any land, tilt two the next morning, when we difcovered an ifland bearing Sunday 11. N. W. by N. diftant about five leagues: about two hours afterwards we saw land a-head, upon which we tacked and flood off till fix, when we ftood in to take a nearer view of it at eleven we were within three leagues of it, but the wind feeming to incline upon the fhore, I tacked and flood off to the fouthward. We had now failed round the land which we had discovered on the 5th, and which then did not appear to be joined to the main which lay north of it; and being now come to the other fide of what we fuppofed to be water, a bay, or low land, it had the fame appearance, but when I came to lay it down upon paper I faw no reason to fuppofe it to be an island; on the contrary, I was clearly of opinion that it made part of the main. At noon, the western extremity of the main bore N. 59 W. and the island which we had seen in the morning, S. 59 W. diftant about five leagues. It lies in latitude 46° 31 ́S. longitude 192° 49′ W. and is nothing but a barren rock about a mile in circuit, remarkably high, and lies full five leagues distant from the main. This island I named after Dr. Solander, and called it SOLANDER'S ISLAND. The fhore of the main lies nearest E. by S. and W. by N. and forms a large open bay, in which there is no appearance of any harbour or shelter for shipping against S. W. and foutherly winds: the furface of the country is broken into craggy hills, of a great height, on the fummits of which are feveral patches of fnow: it is not, however, wholly barren, for we could fee wood not only in the vallies, but upon the highest ground, yet we faw no appearance of its being inhabited.

We continued to fland to the S. W. by S. till eleven o'clock Monday 12. the next morning, when the wind fhifted to the S. W. by W.

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upon which we wore, and ftood to the N. N. W. being then in latitude 47° 40'S. longitude 193° 50′ W. and having a hollow fea from the S. W.

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During the night, we fteered N. N. W. till fix in the morning, when, seeing no land, we fteered N. by E. till eight, when we fteered N. E. by E. E. to make the land, which at ten we saw bearing E. N. E. but it being hazy, we could diftinguish nothing upon it. At noon, our latitude, by obfervation, was 46° S. About two it cleared up, and the land appeared to be high, rude, and mountainous: about half an hour after three I hauled in for a bay, in which there appeared to be good anchorage; but in about an hour, finding the distance too great to run before it would be dark, and the wind blowing too hard to make the attempt fafe in the night, I bore away along the shore.

This bay, which I called Dusky Bay, lies in latitude 45° 47'S: it is between three and four miles broad at the entrance, and feems to be full as deep as it is broad: it contains several islands, behind which there must be shelter from all winds, though poffibly there may not be fufficient depth of water. The north point of this bay, when it bears S. E. by S. is rendered very remarkable by five high peaked rocks which lie off it, and have the appearance of the four fingers and thumb of a man's hand, for which reafon I called it POINT FIVE FINGERS: the land of this Point is farther remarkable, for being the only level land within a confiderable distance. It extends near two leagues to the northward, is lofty, and covered with wood: the land behind it is very different, confifting wholly of mountains, totally barren and rocky; and this difference gives the Cape the appearance of an island.

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At fun-fet, the fouthermoft land in fight bore due fouth, distant about five or fix leagues; and as this is the westermost point of land upon the whole coaft, I called it WEST CAPE. It lies about three leagues to the southward of Dusky Bay, in the latitude of 45° 54′ S. and in the longitude of 193° 17′ W. The land of this Cape is of a moderate height next the sea, and has nothing remarkable about it, except a very white cliff, two or three leagues to the fouthward of it: to the fouthward of it also the land trends away to the S. E. and to the northward it trends N. N. E.

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Tuesday 13.

Having brought to for the night, we made fail along the Wednef. 14. fhore at four in the morning, in the direction of N. E. with a moderate breeze at S. S. E. At noon, our latitude, by obfervation, was 45° 13 S. At this time, being about a league and an half from the shore, we founded, but had no ground with seventy fathom: we had just passed a small narrow opening in land, where there feemed to be a very safe and convenient harbour, formed by an island, which lay in the middle of the opening at east. The opening lies in latitude 45° 16′ S. and on the land behind it are mountains, the fummits of which were covered with fnow, that appeared to have been recently fallen; and indeed for two days paft we had found the weather very cold. On each fide the entrance of the opening, the land rifes almoft perpendicularly from the sea to a ftupendous height, and this indeed was the reason why I did not carry the fhip into it, for no wind could blow there but right in, or right out, in the direction of either east or weft, and I thought it by no means advisable to put into a place whence I could not have got out but with a wind which experience had taught me did not blow more than one day in a month. In this, however, I acted contrary to the opinion of some perfons on board, who in very

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frong terms expreffed their defire to harbour for present convenience, without any regard to future disadvantages.

In the evening, being about two leagues from the shore, we founded, and had no ground with 108 fathom: the variation of the needle, by azimuth, was 14° E. and by amplitude 15° 2. We made the best of our way along the shore with what wind we had, keeping at the distance of between two and three leagues. At noon, we were in latitude 44° 47, having run only twelve leagues upon a N. E. 4 N. course, during the laft four and twenty hours.

We continued to steer along the fhore, in the direction of N. E. E. till fix o'clock in the evening, when we brought to Thursday 15. for the night. At four in the morning, we ftood in for the

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land, and when the day broke we saw what appeared to be an inlet; but upon a nearer approach proved to be only a deep valley between two high lands: we proceeded therefore in the fame courfe, keeping the fhore at the distance of between four and five miles. At noon on the 16th, the northermoft point of land in fight bore N. 60 E. at the dif tance of ten miles; and our latitude, by obfervation, was 44° 5, our longitude from Cape Weft 2° 8' E. About two, we past the point which at noon had been diftant ten miles, and found it to consist of high red cliffs, down which there fell a cascade of water in four small ftreams, and I therefore gave it the name of CASCADE POINT. From this Point the land trends firft N. 76 E. and afterwards more to the northward. At the diftance of eight leagues from Cascade Point, in the direction of E. N. E. and at a little distance from the fhore, lies a fmall low island, which bore from us S. by E. at the distance of about a league and a half.

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At seven in the evening, we brought to, in thirty-three fathom, with a fine fandy bottom; at ten we had fifty fathom, and at twelve wore in fixty-five fathom, having driven feveral miles N. N. W. after our having brought to. At two in the Saturday 17,morning, we had no ground with 140 fathom, by which it appears that the foundings extend but a little way from the fhore. About this time it fell calm; at eight, a breeze fprung up at S. W. with which we fteered along the shore, in the direction of N. E. by E. E. at the distance of about three leagues. At fix in the evening, being about one league from the fhore, we had seventeen fathom; and at eight, being about three leagues from the fhore, we had forty-four; we now shortened fail and brought to, having run ten leagues N. E. by E. fince noon..

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It was calm most part of the night; but at ten in the Sunday 18.'. morning a light breeze fprung up at S. W. by W. when we made fail again along the shore, N. E. by N. having a large fwell from the W. S. W. which had risen in the night; at noon, our latitude, by observation, was 43° 4' S. and our longitude from Cape Weft 4° 12′ E. We observed, that the vallies as well as the mountains were this morning covered with fnow, part of which we supposed to have fallen during the night, when we had rain. At fix in the evening we fhortened fail, and at ten brought to, at the distance of about five leagues from the fhore, where we had 115 fathom. At midnight, there being little wind, we made fail, and at eight in the morning we stood to the N. E. close upon a wind Monday 195, till noon, when we tacked, being about three leagues from the land, and, by observation, in latitude 42° 8', and longitude from Cape Weft 5° 5' E.

We continued to stand weftward till two in the morning, Tuesday 202 when we made a trip to the eastward, and afterwards flood

weftward till noon, when, by our reckoning, we were in