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Chapter 11

           However,Ididthenbelieveustobeabout10degreessouthwardoftheCapeofGoodHope,orabout45degreessouthernlatitude,asIgatheredfromsomegeneralwordsIoverheardamongthem,beingIsupposedtothesouth-eastintheirintendedvoyagetoMadagascar.Andalthoughthiswerelittlebetterthanconjecture,yetIresolvedtosteermycourseeastward,hopingtoreachthesouth-westcoastofNewHolland,andperhapssomesuchislandasIdesiredlyingwestwardofit.Thewindwasfullwest,andbysixintheeveningIcomputedIhadgoneeastwardatleasteighteenleagues;whenIspiedaverysmallislandabouthalfaleagueoff,whichIsoonreached.Itwasnothingbutarock,withonecreeknaturallyarchedbytheforceoftempests.HereIputinmycanoe,andclimbingapartoftherock,Icouldplainlydiscoverlandtotheeast,extendingfromsouthtonorth.Ilayallnightinmycanoe;andrepeatingmyvoyageearlyinthemorning,Iarrivedinsevenhourstothesouth-eastpointofNewHolland.ThisconfirmedmeintheopinionIhavelongentertained,thatthemapsandchartsplacethiscountryatleastthreedegreesmoretotheeastthanitreallyis;whichthoughtIcommunicatedmanyyearsagotomyworthyfriend,Mr.HermanMoll,andgavehimmyreasonsforit,althoughhehasratherchosentofollowotherauthors.

           IsawnoinhabitantsintheplacewhereIlanded,andbeingunarmed,Iwasafraidofventuringfarintothecountry.

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