early australian voyages-第31节

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housand　two　hundred　and　ninety　miles；　and　now　in　my　return；　but　one　thousand　two　hundred　and　forty…three；　which　is　forty…seven　short　of　my　distance　going　out。　　This　difference　may　probably　be　occasioned　by　the　strong　western　current　which　we　found　in　our　return；　which　I　allowed　for　after　I　perceived　it；　and　though　we　did　not　discern　any　current　when　we　went　to　the　eastward；　except　when　near　the　islands；　yet　it　is　probable　we　had　one　against　us；　though　we　did　not　take　notice　of　it　because　of　the　strong　easterly　winds。　　King　William's　Island　lies　in　the　latitude　of　21　minutes　south；　and　may　be　seen　distinctly　off　Cape　Mabo。

In　the　evening　we　passed　by　Cape　Mabo；　and　afterwards　steered　away　south…east　half…east；　keeping　along　the　shore；　which　here　trends　south…easterly。　　The　next　morning；　seeing　a　large　opening　in　the　land；　with　an　island　near　the　south　side；　I　stood　in；　thinking　to　anchor　there。　　When　we　were　shot　in　within　two　leagues　of　the　island；　the　wind　came　to　the　west；　which　blows　right　into　the　opening。　　I　stood　to　the　north　shore；　intending；　when　I　came　pretty　nigh；　to　send　my　boat　into　the　opening　and　sound；　before　I　would　venture　in。　　We　found　several　deep　bays；　but　no　soundings　within　two　miles　of　the　shore；　therefore　I　stood　off　again；　then　seeing　a　rippling　under　our　lee；　I　sent　my　boat　to　sound　on　it；　which　returned　in　half　an　hour；　and　brought　me　word　that　the　rippling　we　saw　was　only　a　tide；　and　that　they　had　no　ground　there。





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