[* This is the cape which, from its appearance, I had called by the descriptive name of Cape Basaltes; not knowing that D’Entrecasteaux, or any other navigator, had previously affixed an appellation.  I give it up the more readily, because it is said these columns are not strictly basaltes.]

Cape Pillar opened round Cape Raoul at E. 5 deg.  N., and the distance run from one to the other was nine miles.  These two high, columnar capes are the extreme points of the land which captain Furneaux took to be Maria’s Island.  Between them, the shore falls back about four miles, and forms a small bay at the head, where there appeared to be shelter against all winds except those from the southward; and perhaps from those also, for the water seemed to reach behind the inner western point.  At five clock we passed Tasman’s small, cliffy Island and Cape Pillar, and Maria’s Island came in sight at N. 6 deg.  E. We then hauled up to keep close in with the shore to the northward; but the wind came in such violent puffs down those steep cliffs, that the necessity of steering further off frustrated my intention:  the outer Hippolite Rock bore N. 56 deg.  W. three miles, at dusk.

Jan. 4.  At daylight, Maria’s Island appeared to be divided into two, Schouten’s Island was visible, and the principal bearings taken were as follow: 

Tasman’s small Island, S. 24 deg.  W.
A deep bight in the coast, S. 56 W.
South head of Frederik Hendrik’s Bay, S. 72 W.
Maria’s Island, south part, N. 64 deg. to 43 W.
north part, N. 39 to 19 W.
Schouten’s Island, North to N. 5 E.

The wind shifted to north at ten o’clock, and we tacked towards Maria’s Island.  At noon, the north-east extreme, a cock’s-comb-like head, was distant four or five miles; but the islet lying off it, in Mr. Cox’s chart, was not visible, nor yet the isthmus which connects the two parts of the island.

Observed latitude,                               42 deg. 411/2’ S.
South head of Frederik Hendrik’s Bay,         S. 40 W.
Maria’s Island, south part,                    Clouded.
--------------- north part,         S. 82 deg. to N. 64 W.
Schouten’s Island, dist. 4 leagues, N.  3 W. to   8 E.

We had squally weather in the afternoon, with the wind at north-west; and being unable to get near Maria’s Island before the evening, bore away northward, having then a fresh breeze at W. S. W. Schouten’s Island was passed within two miles at ten o’clock, and at eleven, a piece of land called Vanderlin’s Island by Tasman, but which has since been found to be the southern extremity of a peninsula.  We then steered north, to keep in with the coast; but the wind drawing forward in the morning of the 5th, the sloop was drifted off, by noon, to four or five leagues.  The land then abreast rose in ranges of irregular, well-wooded hills; and behind them were