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 COASTS O AUmlttJA: 1/9 examination of the south, coast, but saw no part Jane. to the northward. The French expedition under ,'J"m. Captain Baudin were upon this part at two differ- ent periods of their voyage, and it appears from an examination of their tracks, that the ooast between Capes Leeuwin and Peron, the latter of which is about five leagues to the southward of the entrance of Swan River, has been suf- ficiently examined by them. They landed in several parts of Geographe Bay, which affords a shelter from southerly w/nds, but is so exposed to those between North and W.N.W., that the French ships ran great danger of being ship- wrecked during a gale from that quarter. The coast is sandy and from M. Peron's de- scription, barren and unprofitable. ' With the ex- ception of. the" Rwlf du Naturalist," which lies about five leagues to the north of the cape of that name, there seems to be no danger in the viduity of the bay. The small inlet of Port Ischenatdt is only the embodmr of a salt- marsh; it is scarcely attainable even by boats; for there appears to be only three feet water on the bar, and over and within it not more. ,h fifteen feet. The French found no fresh water in any part of Geographe Bay. From Port Leschenanlt to Cape Peron the coast is low and sandy, but inland it. is of a mederate

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