and fandy. I then steered S. E. by S. in a di-
rection parallel with the coaft, having from
forty-eight to thirty-four fathom water, with a
black fandy bottom. At day-break the next
morning, we found ourfelves between two and
three leagues from the land, which began to
have a better appearance, rifing in gentle flopes,
and being covered with trees and herbage. We
faw a fmoke and a few houfes, but it appeared
to be but thinly inhabited. At feven o'clock,
we fteered S. by E. and afterwards S. by W.,
the land lying in that direction. At nine, we
were abreast of a point which rifes with an eafy
afcent from the fea to a confiderable height:
this point, which lies in latitude 37° 43', I nam-
ed WOODY HEAD. About eleven miles from
this Head, in the direction of S. W. W. lies a
을
very fmall ifland, upon which we faw a great
number of gannets, and which we therefore call-
ed GANNET ISLAND. At noon, a high craggy
point bore E. N. E. diftant about a league and a
half, to which I gave the name of ALBETROSS
POINT: it lies in latitude 38° 4′ S. longitude
184° 42′ W.; and is diftant feven leagues in
the direction of S. 17 W. from Woody Head.
On the north fide of this point the fhore forms a
bay, in which there appears to be anchorage
and fhelter for fhipping. Our courfe and dif-
tance for the last twenty-four hours was S. 37 E.
fixty-nine miles; and at noon this day Cape

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Maria bore N. 30 W. diftant eighty-two leagues. Between twelve and one, the wind shifted at once from N. N. E. to S. S. W. with which we stood to the weftward till four o'clock in the afternoon; and then tacked, and ftood again in fhore till feven; when we tacked again and ftood to the weftward, having but little wind, At this time Albetrofs Point bore N. E. diftant near two leagues, and the fouthermoft land in fight bore S. S. W. W. being a very high mountain, and in appearance greatly resembling the Pike of Teneriffe. In this fituation we had thirty fathom water, and having but little wind all night, we tacked about four in the morning, and stood in for the fhore. Soon after, it fell calm; and being in forty-two fathom water, the people caught a few fea-bream. At eleven, a light breeze sprung up from the west, and we made fail to the fouthward. We continued to fteer S. by W. and S, S. W. along the fhore, at the distance of about four leagues, with gentle breezes from between N. W. and N. N. E. At feven in the evening, we faw the top of the Peak to the fouthward, above the clouds, which concealed it below. And at this time, the fouthermoft land in fight bore S. by W.; the variation, by feveral azimuths which were taken both in the morning and the evening, appeared to be 14° 15' easterly.

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At noon on the 12th, we were distant about three leagues from the fhore which lies under the Peak, but the Peak itself was wholly concealed Friday 12. by clouds: we judged it to bear about S. S. E.; and fome very remarkable peaked islands, which lay under the shore, bore E. S. E. diftant three or four leagues. At feven in the evening we founded, and had forty-two fathom, being diftant from the fhore between two and three leagues we judged the Peak to bear eaft; and after it was dark, we faw fires upon the fhore.

At five o'clock in the morning we faw, for Saturd, 136 a few minutes, the fummit of the Peak, towering above the clouds, and covered with fnow. It now bore N. E.; it lies in latitude 39° 16′ S. longitude 185" 15' W.; and I named it MOUNT EGMONT, in honour of the Earl. It feems to have a large base, and to rise with a gradual afcent; it lies near the fea, and is surrounded by a flat country, of a pleasant appearance, being clothed with verdure and wood, which renders it the more confpicuous, and the shore under it forms a large cape, which I have named CAPE EGMONT. It lies S. S. W. W. twenty-feven leagues diftant from Albetrofs Point, and on the north fide of it are two fmall islands, which lie near a remarkable point on the main, that rifes to

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a confiderable height in the form of a fugarloaf. To the fouthward of the Cape, the Saturd. 13. land trends away S. E. by E. and S. S. E. and feems to be every where a bold fhore. At noon, Cape Egmont bore about N. E.; and in this direction, at about four leagues from the fhore, we had forty fathom of water. The wind during the rest of the day was from W. to N. W. by W. and we continued to fteer along the fhore S. S. E. and S. E by E. keeping at the distance of between two and three leagues. At half an hour after feven, we had another tranfient view of Mount Edgcombe, which bore N. 17 W. diftant about ten leagues.

Sunday 14.

At five the next morning, we fteered S. E. by S. the coaft inclining more foutherly; and in about half an hour, we faw land bearing S. W. by S. for which we hauled up. At noon the north west extremity of the land in fight bore S. 63 W. and fome high land, which had the appearance of an island lying under the main, bore S. S. E. diftant five leagues. We were now in a bay, the bottom of which bearing fouth we could not fee, though it was clear in that quarter. Our latitude by obfervation, was 40° 27′ S. longitude 184° 39′ W. At eight in the evening, we were within two leagues of the land which we had discovered

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discovered in the morning, having run ten leagues fince noon the land which then bore S. 63 W. now bore N. 59 W. at the distance of feven Sunday 14. or eight leagues, and had the appearance of an ifland. Between this land and CAPE EGMONT lies the bay, the weft fide of which was our fituation at this time, and the land here is of a confiderable height, and diversified by hill and valley.

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