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June 1770.   Cumberland Isles

3. At day break the anchor was weighd & we stood along shore till we found ourselves in a bay off the outermost point of which were the Islands seen yesterday.  by 8 it was resolvd to stand out again through a passage which was seen between two of  them & the main which was accordingly done. the countrey within the bay  especialy on the innermost side  was well wooded  lookd fertile & pleasant   after dinner standing among Islands which were very barren  rising high & steep from the sea; on one of these we saw with our glasses 2 men a woman & a small canoe fitted with an outrigger, which made us hope that the people were something improvd as their boat was far preferable to the bark Canoes of Stingrays bay

4. Hills in the morn were high & steep but they soon fell into very low land to all apprearance barren  the water began now to be discolourd & an appearance of Islands was seen ahead which made us look out for more sholes. at noon one smoak was seen behind some hills inland.  at night we passd pretty near

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