11 May 1770
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11 May 1770
Friday 11
th
Winds southerly in the day and in the night Westerly a gentle breeze and clear weather. At 4
PM
past at the distance of 1 Mile a low rocky point which I named
Point
^
Stephens
/ Lat
de
32° 45
a little to
^
on
the north
ward
^
side
of this point is an inlet which I calld Port Stephens
^
/ Lat. 32° 40, Log
de
207° 51' /
that appear'd to me from the mast head to be shelterd from all winds,
before
at
the entrance lay 3 small Islands two of which are of a tolerable height and on the Main near the shore are some high round hills that make at a distance like Islands, in passing this bay at the distance of 2 or 3 miles from the shore our soundings were from 33 to 27 fathoms from which I conjector'd that there must be a sufficient depth of water
^
for shipping
in the Bay. We saw several smooks alittle way in the Country
upon
^
rise up from
the flat land by this I did suppose that there were Lagoons which afforded subsistance for the natives such as shell fish &C
a
for we as yet know nothing else they live upon At
1/2
past 5 the Northermost land in sight bore N. 36° E
t
and
Point
^
Point Stephens
Kepple
South-west distant 4 Leagues at this time we took in our studding sails and run under an easey sail all night untill 4 oClock
AM
when we made all sail - our soundings in the night was from 48 to 62 fathom at the distance of between 3 and 4 Leagues from the land - At 8 oClock we were abreast of a high point of land which made in two hillocks - this point I called
Cape Hawke
Lat
de
32°..14' S
o
Long
de
207°..30 West; it bore from us at this time west dist
t
8 Miles and the same time the northermost land in sight bore N 6° East and appear'd high and like an Island - at Noon this land bore N. 8° East the northermost land in sight N. 13° East and C
ape Morton
H
aw
ke
S
o
37° West - Lat
de
in p
r
Observation 32°..2' S
o
which was 12 Miles to the southward of that given by the Logg - which I do suppose to be owing to a current setting that way. Course and distance saild sence yesterday at Noon was first
NEBE
. 27 Miles than N. 10° E 37 Miles - Long
de
in 207° 20' West Variation p
r
Morning Amp
de
and Azimuths 9°..10' East.
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