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262 nearly that of the sails of ships; but some shrubs adorned its upper part.

The lands of the Arsacides opposite to this rock, are steep and covered with large trees to their summits.

Several fires kindled on the mountains, indicated the presence of the savages.

Our observations ascertained the situation of Cape Nepean, to be 8° S. lat. and 154° 56′ 24″ E. long.

The Eddy-stone rock is in 8° S. lat. and 154° 5′ E. long. and consequently more to the eastward of Cape Nepean than Shortland alledges.

We lay to from two o'clock in the morning till day-light.

10th. Early in the morning, we saw the Treasury Islands, bearing N.W. ¼ N. distant 20,000 toises. They are situated 20 leagues to the north-west of the Eddy-stone.

About noon, we were distant about 2,500 toises from the western point of the largest, and most westerly island of that little group. It is in 7° 25′ 36″ S. lat. and 152° 56′ 34″ E. longitude.

Those islands are five or six in number, and so near together, that at a distance, they appear to form but one island, as was believed by General Bougainville, who saw them to the westward, when