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 lre w'an ce of two ope in thz beach, that were probably the oufiets ta/n-m, The country also appeared much betr wooded than in other parts, and as hre  were seen n the valleys, the place mo lkely at the time o our passn filuentod by ' lienee the coast trends to the N.W.b.N. to- wards  perch d bare sand, which is remarkabte  the otst is not so sandy as it is more to the south. At ten o'clock a very thk lm spreed over the land, and so enveloped  that nothin (x)uld be distinguished. At noon, .the bri IMing in o 5' 4' S., and 114 �(' E., the haze pap;nlly cleared away, nd shewed that the coast Ired chaned its character, being now steep, and in some parts cl/ffy, but st/]l occasion. ally studded with spot of bare sand. In the /nter/or a rocky,/lat- .Wpped h/ll was seen; it probably the Mount Naturaliste of the French. The coast trends here in a N.b.W. direction. The passage or channel between the Abrolhos Bank and the coast has been distinguished by the name of Viaming's Ship, Ti Gelvi,, since she was the first vessel that passed'them (Anno 1697). Captain Hamelin in the Naturaliste also passed within them, imag/ning that he perceived titan to the eastward, but what he saw must

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