orth side of the cape, the shore is a low, sandy beach, and trends
north-eastward, three or four miles; but whether there be a sufficient
depth for ships to pass between it and Barren Island, has not, I believe,
been yet ascertained. To the south of the cape, the black cliffs extend
seven or eight miles, when the shore falls back, eastward, to a sandy
bay, of which little could be perceived.

Our situation at dusk, was three miles from the cliffs, with Cape Grim
bearing N. 18 deg. E. The furthest land, beyond the sandy bay, bore S. 4 deg. E.
four or five leagues, and proved to be near the westernmost point of Van
Diemen's Land. The wind being strong at E. N. E. and the night dark and
tempestuous, we kept as much under the land as possible; but found
ourselves in the morning, Dec. l0, to be driven far to the
south-westward. At eight o'clock, the wind having moderated, we made
sail, S. E. 1/2 E; and at noon, were in the following situation.

Latitude observed, 41 deg. 133/4' S.
Sandy west Pt. of V. D. Land, dist. 10 m. N. 10 W.
Furthest extreme, a low point, S. 22 E.
An inland mount, S. 53 E.

The nearest part of the coast was between two and three miles distant,
and consisted of sandy beaches, separated by points which had many
straggling rocks lying off them. At the back of the shore, the land was
low for two or three miles, and then rose gently to a ridge of barren,
low hills. The inland mount, set at S. 53 deg. E., appeared to be the north
end of a second chain, much higher, and better wooded, than the front
ridge: it lies eight miles back from the shore, and is named _Mount
Norfolk_, after my little vessel.

After obtaining the noon's observation and bearings, we steered southward
along the shore; and at six o'clock, had passed five leagues of the same
kind of coast as before described; but the wind then flew round to W. N.
W., and made it necessary to haul further off. At 6 deg. 30',

Mount Norfolk bore N. 56 deg. E.
Low, rocky projection, distant four miles, N. 35 E.
Distant mount, at the southern end of the back ridge,
and the furthest land in sight, S. 42 E.

Dec. 11. Before five o'clock, we came in with the land a few miles from
where it had been quitted in the evening.

Mount Norfolk then bore N. 27 deg. E.
Low, rocky projection, dist. three league