This Cape Bears From Cape
St. George South-West About Eighteen Leagues.
Between them there is
a bay about twenty-five leagues deep, having pretty high land all
round it, especially near the capes, though they themselves are not
high.
Cape Orford lies in the latitude of 5 degrees 24 minutes
south, by my observation; and meridian distance from Cape St.
George, forty-four miles west. The land trends from this cape
north-west by west into the bay, and on the other side south-west
per compass, which is south-west 9 degrees west, allowing the
variation, which is here 9 degrees east. The land on each side of
the cape is more savannah than woodland, and is highest on the
north-west side. The cape itself is a bluff-point, of an
indifferent height, with a flat tableland at top. When we were to
the south-west of the cape, it appeared to be a low point shooting
out, which you cannot see when abreast of it. This morning we
struck a log of driftwood with our turtle-irons, hoisted it in, and
split it for firewood. Afterwards we struck another, but could not
get it in. There were many fish about it.
We steered along south-west as the land lies, keeping about six
leagues off the shore; and, being desirous to cut wood and fill
water, if I saw any conveniency, I lay by in the night, because I
would not miss any place proper for those ends, for fear of wanting
such necessaries as we could not live without.
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