At 8 oClock AM was about 5 Leagues from the land and a place _^^{which lies in the Latd of 36° 25'} that had the appearence of a Bay or inlet bore East. In order to see more of this place we kept on our Course untill a 11 oClock when we was ^were not above 3 Leagues from it and then found that it was neither a Bay nor inlet, but low land bounded on each side by higher lands which caused the deception. At this time we tack'd and stood to the N.W. At Noon was _^^{we were} between 3 and 4 Leagues from the land and in the Latitude of 36°..31' and Long^d 185°..50' West. the West part of the North Cape _^^{Maria Vandiemen} bore N. 25° West Distant 441/2 Leag^s from this I form my judgment of the deriction of this Coast which is nearly SSE3/4E _^^{and NNW3/4W and must} and appears to be nearly a strait Shore, except to the southward of the northward of the north Cape where the land takes a more Easterly and westerly direction and by that means must form a bending in the length. In about the Latitude 35°..45' is some high land adjoining to the sea.   to the Southward of that the land is of a Moderate height and wears a most desolate and inhospitable aspect, nothing is to be seen but large Sand hills with hardly any green thing up[on] them and the great sea which the prevailing westerly winds impell upon the Shore must render this a very dangerous Coast, this I am so fully sencible of that was we once clear of it I am determined not to come so near again if I can possible avoide it unless we have a very favourable wind indeed —

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