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11 May 1770
Friday 11th 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 / Latde 32° 45 a little to ^on the northward ^side of this point is an inlet which I calld Port Stephens ^/ Lat. 32° 40, Logde 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 &Ca for we as yet know nothing else they live upon At 1/2 past 5 the Northermost land in sight bore N. 36° Et 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 Latde 32°..14' So Longde 207°..30 West; it bore from us at this time west distt 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 Cape Morton Hawke So 37° West - Latde in pr Observation 32°..2' So 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 - Longde in 207° 20' West Variation pr Morning Ampde and Azimuths 9°..10' East.
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