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1798             in very fine weather, and there are breakers off the south-west
February       end. By our run from Bateman Bay it should be in about 35° 59'
Saturday 3     south.
Sunday 4       At half past five on the following morning, we were about two miles from the shore, and abreast of a projecting head, where we got no ground with 30 fathoms; and when a green cape which we took for Cape Howe, bore south-half-west five miles, but no soundings with thirty five fathoms. When the Cape bore W.b.S or true west, had none with twenty five fathoms, though only one mile and a quarter from the shore. From the projecting head, the coast is straight and rocky; not high, but thickly covered with trees until within two miles of the Cape. It is there well clothed with grass, appearing very smooth, and sloping to the point, which is rather low. The line of the coast is SSE ½ E, but directly round this green cape, it runs in west two-and-half miles to a sandy beach: breakers extend about a cables length off the pitch of the cape.
    At noon, a sandy point bore south about six miles, and the green cape north three or four leagues, when our latitude observed was 37° 25' south, which is only one mile from captain Cooks situation of Cape Howe; we were therefore in doubt which of these two was the Cape; but captain Cooks direction to know it being the trending of the land to the southwest on one