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310 Coast of New Guinea
Land we got into less than 4 fathm & we got upon a wind we were very long before we could deepen it the Bank however which was soft mud provd inimitably regular
30. In the morn tho the ship was in less than 7 fathom water the Land was but just seen from the Deck we saild along shore however in and about that depth the Bank as regular as usual in the Even a large Fire was seen ashore at Night of a sudden went away to the Northward we now judgd ourselves to be about the place calld in the Draughts Valche Caep & supposd this to be it. both yesterday & today vast quantities of the sea Sawdust was seen some of our people observd that on passing through a bed of it much larger than common they smelt an uncommon stink which they supposd to proceed from it
31. 5 1/2 fathm & the Land not seen even from the mast head the regularity of the bank which was soft mud made us
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