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August 1770    Coast of New Guinea

very little regard the shoalness of the water which was still as muddy as the Thames at Gravesend  at night we anchord in 4 1/2 fathm the Land being then but just seen from the deck

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1. Distant as the land was a very Fragrant smell came of from it early in the morn with the little breeze which blew right off shore  it resembled much the smell of gum Benjamin  as the sun gatherd power it dyed away & was no longer smelt. all the Latter part of the day we had calms or light winds all round the compass  the weather at the same time being most intolerably hot.

2. Fresh breeze again at E  in the morn the sweet smell of yesterday was observd tho in a much smaller degree  in the even it was almost calm & again intensely hot

3. After having saild all night along shore with a brisk breeze we found ourselves in the morn not far from it  it appeard as it had done whenever we had seen it before  uncommonly flat & low  not having so much as a slope in any part  the whole one grove of trees very thick

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