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1798                   being now thick and hazy. At sunset we could distinguish a
February             remarkable mountain to the south-west, which appeared as if
Wednesday 7     cut in two and the parts removed to some distance from each other.
    Supposing we must have now passed the island which we were in search of and finding the coast to be so dangerous with an easterly wind; all hopes of finding the people were given up, in favour of making our way to the south-eastward for Preservation Island, as the wind might permit.
Thursday 8     At daylight, there was a good deal of sea running, but the weather was very fine, with a light breeze from the east-by-north. Land appeared soon after on the weather and lee bows. That to windward was high and steep, consisting of irregular lumps of land, which at first made as one island; but in running past, two smaller ones divided from the north-west end, and presently an opening appeared in the main body* of three-quarters of a mile wide, seemingly deep and clear; indeed the water every where was very blue: we tried the soundings with twenty fathoms but got no ground. The land to leeward consisted of two small islands and two rocks; the largest of the rocks from its peculiar form, we called Judgement Rock. The sketch will give the best idea of their relative situations and extent.
    At noon, our observed latitude was 39° 38' south, the passage
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* These afterwards obtained the name of Kent's Group from Governor Hunter.