All this coast is very shallow, but very imperfectly charted to the present day.) Thursday, 30th.

Fresh breezes at South-East, East-South-East, and East by South.

After steering South-West by West, 6 miles, we discover'd on our Starboard bow and ahead a Strong appearance of Shoal Water, and by this time we had Shoald our water from 10 to 5 fathoms; upon which I made the Pinnace Signal to Edge down to it, but she not going far enough, we sent the Yawl to sound in it, and at the same time hauld off close upon a Wind, with the Ship until 4, at which time we had run 6 Miles, but did not depen our water anything.

We then Edged away South-West, 4 Miles more, but finding still Shoal Water we brought too, and call'd the Boats on board by Signal, hoisted them in, and then hauld off close upon a wind, being at this time about 3 or 4 Miles from the Land.

The Yawl found only 3 fathoms water in the place where I sent her to sound, which place I weather'd about 1/2 a mile.