We brought-to for the night, and at four in the morning made sail along shore to the northward.  At six, the northermost land in sight bore N.N.W. and we were at this time about four leagues from the shore.  At noon, we were in latitude 36 deg. 51’ S. longitude 209 deg. 53’ W. and about three leagues distant from the shore.  The weather being clear, gave us a good view of the country, which has a very pleasing appearance:  It is of a moderate height, diversified by hills and vallies, ridges and plains, interspersed with a few lawns of no great extent, but in general covered with wood:  The ascent of the hills and ridges is gentle, and the summits are not high.  We continued to sail along the shore to the northward, with a southerly wind, and in the afternoon we saw a smoke in several places, by which we knew the country to be inhabited.  At six in the evening, we shortened sail, and sounded:  We found forty-four fathom water, with a clear sandy bottom, and stood on under an easy sail till twelve, when we brought-to for the night, and had ninety fathom water.

At four in the morning, we made sail again, at the distance of about five leagues from the land, and at six, we were abreast of a high mountain, lying near the shore, which, on account of its figure, I called Mount Dromedary:  Under this mountain the shore forms a point, to which I gave the name of Point Dromedary, and over it there is a peaked hillock.  At this time, being in latitude 36 deg. 18’ S., longitude 209 deg. 55’ W. we found the variation to be 10 deg. 42’ E.

Between ten and eleven, Mr Green and I took several observations of the sun and moon, the mean result of which gave 209 deg. 17’ longitude W. By an observation made the day before, our longitude was 210 deg. 9’ W., from. which 20’ being subtracted, there remains 209 deg. 49’, the longitude of the ship this day at noon, the mean of which, with this day’s observation, gives 209 deg. 33’, by which I fix the longitude of this coast.  At noon, our latitude was 35 deg. 49’ S., Cape Dromedary bore S. 30 W., at the distance of twelve leagues, and an open bay, in which were three or four small islands, bore N.W. by W. at the distance of five or six leagues.  This bay seemed to afford but little shelter from the sea winds, and yet it is the only place where there appeared a probability of finding anchorage upon the whole coast.  We continued to steer along the shore N. by E. and N.N.E. at the distance of about three leagues, and saw smoke in many places near the beach.  At five in the evening, we were abreast of a point of land which rose in a perpendicular cliff, and which, for that reason, I called Point Upright.  Our latitude was 35 deg. 35’ S. when this point bore from us due west, distant about two leagues:  In this situation, we had about thirty-one fathom water with a sandy bottom.  At six in the evening, the wind falling, we hauled off E.N.E. and at this time the northermost land in sight bore N. by E. 1/2 E. At midnight,