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May 1770    New South Wales

wetted all our sails as compleatly as if they had been dippd overboard; for several days past our dews have been uncommonly large  most part of the day was calm, at night a foul wind.

8. Very light breezes & weather sultry all day  we had lost ground yesterday so the land was what we had seen before  upon it however we observd several fires upon it  at night a foul wind rose up much at the same time & much in the same manner as yesterday.

9. Wind continued foul & we turnd to windward all day to no manner of purpose

10. Last night a very heavy squall came off from the land which according to the seamens phrase made all sneer again  it pay'd however for the trouble it gave by bringing a fair wind  in the morn the land appeard broken & likely for harbours  its face was very various  some parts being well wooded & others coverd with bare sand

11. Fair wind continued, Land today trended rather more to the Northward than it had lately done, look'd broken & likely for inlets. at Sunset three remarkable hills were abreast the ship, standing near the shore, of nearly equal size & shape; behind them

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