1769- nine o’clock, we tacked and flood to the northward; and at
Dgsmto-.^ nGOn> tlle Cavaues bore g, E. by E. diftant thirteen leagues
Mouday u. north extremity of the land in fight, making like an
ifland, bore N. W. J N. diftant nine leagues; and Mount Camel
bore S. W. by S. diftance fix leagues.
The wind being contrary, we kept plying northward till
Tnefday I*, five o’clock in the evening of the 12th, when, having made
very little way, we tacked and flood to the N. E. being two
leagues to the northward o f Mount Camel, and about a mile
and a half from the Ihore, in which fituation we had two.
and twenty fathom water.
At ten, it begantoblow and rain, which brought us under
double reefed topfails; at twelve, we tacked and flood to the
Wednef. 13. weftward till feven the next morning, when we tacked and
flood again to the N'. E. being about a mile to windward of
the place where we tacked Iaft night. Soon after it blew,
very hard; at N. N. W. with heavy fqualls and much rain,
which brought us under our courfes, and fplit the maintop-
fail; fo that we were obliged to unbend it and bend another
: at ten, it became more moderate, and we fet the top-
fails, double reefed: at noon, having ftrong- gales and heavy
weather, we tacked and flood to the weftward, and had no
land in fight for the firft time fince we had been upon this
coafh
We had now firong gales at W. and W. S. W.; and at half
an hour paft three we tacked and flood to the northward.
Soon after, a fmall ifland lying off Knuckle Point bore S. 4 W.
diftant half a league. In the evening, having fplit the fore
and mizen topfails, we brought the fhip under her courfes;
and at midnight, We wore, and flood to the fouthward till
Thorfday 14 five in the morning; when we tacked and flood to the N.W.
and faw land bearing fouth, at the diftance of eight or nine
7 leagues;
leagues ; by this we difcovered that we: had fallen much to
the: leeward fince yefterday morning. At noon, our latitude «-------- «
by obfervation was' 34° 6'S.; and the fame land whieh we Tlulrfda>r,thad
feen before to the N. W. now bore S.W. and appeared to
be the northern extremity of the country. We had a large
fwell rolling, in from the weftward; and therefore concluded
that we were not covered by any land in that quarter. At
eight in the evening, we tacked and flood to the weftward,
with as much fail as we could bear; and at noon the next Friday 1;.
day, we were in latitude 34,° to', longitude 185° 45' W. and
by eftimation about feventeen leagues from the land, notwithftanding
our utmoft endeavours to-keep in with it-
On the 16th, at fix in the morning, we faw land from the Saturday ;6i-
maft-head, bearing S. S. W .; and at noon it bore S', by W-
diftant fourteen leagues: while we were Handing in for the
Ihore we founded: feveral times, but had no ground with
ninety fathom. At eight, we tacked in a hundred and eight
fathom, at about three or four miles from the Ihore, which
was the fame point of land that we had to the N. W. before
we were blown off. At noon it bore S. W'. diftant about three:
miles; Mount Camel bore S. by E. diftant about eleven;
leagues, and the weftermoft land in fight bore S. 75 W.;. the
latitude by obfervation was 340 20' S. At four o’clock, we :
tacked' and flood in Ihore, in doing which; we met with a
ftrong rippling, and the fhip fell fail, to leeward, which we
imputed to a current fetting eaft. At eight, we tacked and
flood off till eight the next morning ; when we tacked and. Sunday .7;.
flood in, being about ten leagues from the land; at noon, the
pointof land which we werenear the day before,-boreS..S.W-
diftant five leagues.. The wind ftilbcontinued at weft; and
at feven o’clock, w e tacked, in thirty-five fathom, when the.
point of land which has been mentioned before, bore N.W..
by N. diftant four, or five miles.,; fo that . we.had not.gained;.
one: