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2nd June -- This Afternoon it came on Strong Gales and my people being still ill I prepared giving them a good Nights rest, to going to Sea. -- At Dawn of day I sailed, People much better, passed several Islands, The Coast Sandy and Barren. -- At Noon Latd. 11º:18' So 144º:20' Et I saw what I considered to be Cape York bearing W ½ N 3 Leagues.
3d -- At Night I again stopt on an Island whose Latitude is 10º: 52' So 141º:05' Et. by corrected Longitude from Cape York whose true Situation is 141º:15' Et. my Account therefore Yesterday was 3º:05' Wrong.
4th -- At Dawn of day I again sailed and followed the direction of the Coast to the NW. Saw many Islands and Breakers -- At Noon I was in 10º:31' So and 140º:40' Et. I now found I had doubled the North part of New Holland.
At 5 OClock this Eving I left New Holland and Steered accordingly for Timor the Latitude of which I was not very certain of, however I determined to make it in the Latitude of about 9º:30' So. --
On the 12th June at 3 in the morning I saw the island of Timor bearing WNW. -
At Day Light finding I was on the SE end of it, I went to the South of the Island, laying too at Night lest I might pass any Settlement, for I was not certain where the Governor resided. --
On the 14th in the Afternoon after having passed through