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August 1770.   Cape Grenvile

than formerly  at noon we passd along a large shoal on which the boats which were ahead saw many turtle but it blew to fresh to catch them  we were now tolerably near the main  which appeard low & barren & often interspersd with large patches of the very white sand spoke of before; on a small Island which we passd very near to were 5 natives  2 of whoom carried their Lances in their hands  they came down upon a point & lookd at the ship for a little while & then retird

20. Steering along shore as usual among many shoals  Luffing up for some & bearing away for others  we are now pretty well experiencd in their appearances so as seldom to be deceivd & easily to know asunder a bottom colourd by white sand from a coral rock  the former of which  tho generaly in 12 or 14 fathom water  some time ago gave us much trouble  the reef was still supposd to be without us from the smoothness of our water  the mainland appeard very low & sandy & had many fires upon it  more than we had usualy observd  we passd during the day many low sandy Islands

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