We stood to the north-east till noon the next day, with a gentle breeze at N.W., and then we tacked and stood westward.  At this time, our latitude, by observation, was 35 deg. 10’ S., and longitude 208 deg. 51’ W. A point of land which I had discovered on St George’s day, and which therefore I called Cape George, bore W. distant nineteen miles, and the Pigeon House (the latitude and longitude of which I found to be 35 deg. 19’ S. and 209 deg. 42’ W.) S. 75 W. In the morning, we had found the variation, by amplitude, to be 7 deg. 50’ E. and by several azimuths 7 deg. 54’ E. We had a fresh breeze at N.W. from noon till three; it then came to the west, when we tacked and stood to the northward.  At five in the evening, being about five or six leagues from the shore, with the Pigeon House bearing W.S.W. distant about nine leagues, we had eighty-six fathom water; and at eight, having thunder and lightning, with heavy squalls, we brought-to in 120 fathom.

At three in the morning, we made sail again to the northward, having the advantage of a fresh gale at S.W.  At noon, we were about three or four leagues from the shore, and in latitude 34 deg. 22’ S., longitude 208 deg. 36’ W. In the course of this day’s run from the preceding noon, which was forty-five miles north-east, we saw smoke in several places near the beach.  About two leagues to the northward of Cape George, the shore seemed to form a bay, which promised shelter from the north-east winds, but as the wind was with us, it was not in my power to look into it without beating up, which would have cost me more time than I was willing to spare.  The north point of this bay, on account of its figure, I named Long Nose; its latitude is 35 deg. 6’, and about eight leagues north of it there lies a point, which, from the colour of the land about it, I called Red Point:  Its latitude is 34 deg. 29’, and longitude 208 deg. 45’ W. To the north-west of Red Point, and a little way inland, stands a round hill, the top of which looks like the crown of a hat.  In the afternoon of this day, we had a light breeze at N.N.W. till five in the evening, when it fell calm:  At this time, we were between three and four leagues from the shore, and had forty-eight fathom water:  The variation by azimuth was 8 deg. 48’ E. and the extremities of this land were from N.E. by N. to S.W. by S. Before it was dark, we saw smoke in several places along the shore, and a fire two or three times afterwards.  During the night we lay becalmed, driving in before the sea till one in the morning, when we got a breeze from the land, with which we steered N.E. being then in thirty-eight fathom.  At noon, it veered to N.E. by N. and we were then in latitude 34 deg. 10’ S., longitude 208 deg. 27’ W.:  The land was distant about five leagues, and extended from S. 37 W. to N. 1/2 E. In this latitude, there are some white cliffs, which rise perpendicularly from the sea to a considerable height.  We stood off the shore till two o’clock, and then tacked