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 CO4STS Or AUS'nALL4 $ pearing to be' populous, and, as the vessel could s. not be anchored sufciently nea the shore to teb. l. have protected: the boat's crews, it was feared hat ou work might be impeded by the natives. The boat returned at. ten )clock while We W.re getting underweigh, but the wind being at S,E., it was one o'clock before We weathered -Point Cunningham, when the. tide. was urging as forward rapidly. In steering round the point, we. found. ourselves passing through some light coloured water, and before we could' extricate the brig, were in three and a half fathoms; the anchor was immediately dropped underfoot, and, with the assistance of the sails, which were kept full, the vessel wa retained Whilst the whale-  was veered astern, and ascertained that 'the shoalest part had beea already passed; therefore the. anchor was again weighed, and 'eventually dropped in the bay to the south of Point' Cun-, ngham, in fourteen fathoms and. three quarters,. fine speckled sand and stones. ' In the direction .of N. 63 �and at a mile and a half from the 'anchorag was a remarkable fiat-topped hi]I; which. was called at Mr. Cuu-. ningham's wsh, Carlisle head, and the bay in. which we anchored, Goodenough .Bay, ir compliment to. the Right-Reverend the Lord: Bshop.ofCarlisle At. ttds,.pan .Mr. uming.=

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