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New South Wales
Mount Warning

to descry breakers ahead laying in the very direction in which the ship saild  on this we went upon a wind & after making a sufficient offing brought too  but it blowing rather fresh & a great sea running made the night rather uncomfortable

16. In the morn we were abreast of the hill & saw the breakers which we last night escapd between us & the land  it still blew fresh; at noon we were abreast of some very low land which lookd like an extensive plain in which we supposd there to be a Lagoon  in the neighbourhood of which were many fires

17. Continued to blow tho not so fresh as yesterday  Land trended much to the westward; about 10 we were abreast of a large bay the bottom of which was out of sight  the sea in this place suddenly changd suddenly changd from its usual transparency to a dirty clay colour  appearing much as if chargd with freshes  from whence I was led to conclude that the bottom of the bay might open into a large river   about the bay it were many smoaks especialy on the Northern side near some remarkable conical hills; at night sun set the land made in one bank over which nothing could be seen  it was very sandy &
 

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