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 COA'STS O' AUSTRALIA. 161 was dark wheu we passed near the position as- ,. ou for three hours longer, we edged' in for the land; and at .ten o'clock hauled to the wind for the night. The next day at noon we were in ll. l__,,__tude 3'' 36' ', having the land' about Cape. Peron. iu sight. from the mast-head,. bearing E.b:S.tS..; but during the day the wind was so light, that. we had not approached it within four leagues .by sunset. �At this time the coast was visible as far as Cape Bouvard, between which and Cape Pemn it is low and sandy, but the hills appeared to be tolerably well wooded, and 'of a mederate height... Buache Island was visible as well as the small rocky islet between it and Cape Peron. The former is low and sandy, and its outline of hummocky shape; and to the eastward was some distaut land, trending towards the assigned entrance of Swan River. To the northward of Buache Island a small lump was'seen on the horizon, which perhaps might have been Berthoiler Island, but it was very indistinct. The Sun set in a dense bank, and the moment it disappeared a'very copious dew began to fall. The next morning at day.light the land to the l*. southwamd of. Cape Peron was ten miles off, but at half-past nine o'clock we were between Capes Vo. IL M

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