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P. 82 - 3 Jun 1789 Remarks 1

This Cliff Head is perhaps C. York as it agrees exactly with the latd. — If so it may be known by the Paps lying at the back of it & a few reddish Sand Hills near it–all the others are white sand At 2 Little or no wood on the Coast & the Northst land insight tapering to a point with some Hillocks on it — Apparently in Soundgs. – More Sea – & every thing indicating less sheltered by any Reef to the Etdw. A few Miles of land now abreast of us looks like Downs with high sloping clifts to the Sea. — I brought to for the night being Windy–. Went on shore found signs of the Natives having been here Feasting[*] - Isld. 1½ round rocky all round [* I don't know what this word is, in the actual logbook it is Feasting.] except a point at the SW End w[h]ere we lay. — From the Hillock Point formes a deep Bay & Inlet. Abt. 6 Miles farther North opposite the Isld. the land very low & covered with white Sand for 6 Miles farther north, it then gets higher towards Pt. Possession or what I take to be such off which lie svl. Islands the northly the higher Land to the east of which lie 4 high Rock much like each other.–Wood in most places but apparently barren in other respects. —Others as I advanced towards the NW the Main in the
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