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Newcastle Bay

every one of which stood upon a large shoal  we have constantly found the best passage to lie near the main & the farther from that you go near the reef the more numerous are the shoals. in the evening we observd the shoals to decrease in number but we still were in smooth water

21. Running along shore with charming moderate weather  as indeed we have had ever since our second entering the reef  we observd both last night & this morn that the main lookd very narrow  so we began to look out for the Passage we expected to find between new Holland & New Guinea  at noon one was seen very narrow but appearing to widen  we resolv'd to try it so stood in  in passing through  for it was not more than a mile in lengh before it widned very much  we saw 10 Indians standing on a hill  9 were armed with lances as we had been usd to see them  the tenth had a bow & arrows  2 had also large ornaments of mother of Pearl shell hung round their necks  after the ship had passd by 3 followd her  one of whoom was the
 

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