James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 267

                                                          New Wales or East Coast of New Holland

May 1770  without us; our Latitude by Observation was 23 degrees 7 minutes South & Longitude made from Cape Capricorn 18 Miles West. The Main land in this Latitude is tolerable high & Mountainious & the Islands which lay off it are the most of them pretty high and of a Small Circuit & have more the appearance of barrenness than fertility we saw smookes a good way inland which makes me think there must be a River, Lagoon, or Inlet into the Country & we passed 2 places that had the Appearance of such this morning but our Depth of Water at that Time was too little to haul in for them where I might expect to meet with less. ______________
Sunday 27th  We had not stood on to the Northward quite an hour before we fell into 3 fathoms, upon which I anchored & sent away the Master with 2 Boats to sound the Channell which lay to Leeward of us between the Northermost Island & the Main Land which appear'd to me to be pretty broad, but I suspected that it was Shoals & so it was found, for the Master reported to me upon his return that he found in many places only 21/2 fathoms & where we lay at Anchor we had only 16 feet which was not 2 feet more than the Ship drew. In the Evening the wind veer'd to the East North East which gave us an opportunity to stretch 2 or 3 Miles back the way we Came before the Wind Shifted to South & obliged us again to Anchor in 6 fathoms. At 5 o'clock in the am I sent away the Master with 2 Boats to search for a passage out between the Islands while the Ship got under sail. As soon as it was light the Signal was made by the boats of their having found a Passage upon which we follow'd with the Ship after we had got out & into deep Water we hoisted in the Boats & made Sail to the Northward as the land lay, soundings from 9 to 15 fathoms having still some small Islands with us.  At Noon we were about 2 Leagues from the Main Land & by Observation in the Latitude of 22 degrees 50 minutes South, Longitude made from Cape Capricorn 0 degrees 20 minutes West. At this time the Northermost point of Land we had in sight bore NNW distance 10 Miles; this point I names Cape Manyfold from the number of high Hills over it; Latitude 22 degrees 43 minutes South it lies North 20 degrees West distance 17 Leagues from Cape Capricorn; between them the shore forms a large Bay which I call'd Kepple Bay & the Islands which lay in & off it are known by the same name. In this Bay is good anchorage where there is a sufficient depth of Water, what refreshment it may afford for Shipping I know not. We caught no fish here notwithstanding we were at Anchor it can hardly be doubted but what it afforded fresh water in several places as both Mainland & Islands are inhabited. We saw smokes by day & fires in the Night upon the Main & people upon one of the Islands ________________
Monday 28th  Winds at SSE, a fresh breeze at 3 o'clock in the pm we passed Cape Manyfold from which the LAnd Trends NNW. The land of this Cape is tolerable high & 
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