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 CDASTS 01 AUS'IA. 8 ,oup, I found we were at least two or three .1#1. miles from the shore of the latter. A few minutes -um. after midnight we were relieved from our fears by the sudden springing up of a freeh breeze from S.W., alld in a moment found ourselves, comparatively, out of danger. At daylight we were eight mile to the north- o. east of CarfareIll Island; whence we steered to the $.W.b.W. and S.S.W. Brut'Reefwas seen as we passed by it. At noon our latitude wa '16 � 1", Cape Levque bearing South. From noon until one o'clock we were steering S.S.W., but made no progress, on acount of an adverse tide, which occasionally formed such trong eddies and ripplings, .that we were se- veral times. obliged to steer off to get without their influence. The land of Cape Levtque is low, and presents a sandy beach lined by a rocky reef, extending off the more for a mile, on many parts of which the ea was breaking heavily.* the land was clothed with a small brush wood, but altogether the coast presented a very unproductive appearance, and reminded us of the tr/st and arid cracter of the North, West Cape. On laying down upon the chart the plan of this part, I found. Cape Lev&que to be the point which Dampier anchored under when on his o,g,,,zed by Goog|�

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