ABSTRACT
June 19th 1767. The Wind at E.N.E. a Moderate Gale and clear weather over head but hazy in the Horizon all round—at 2 p. m. we made sail and steerd W.S.W. ½ W. our greatest hopes at this time was the prospect of high Land which we all suposed we saw the day before, this was the only Comfort we hade for the departing so soon from Osnabrug Island and thanks be to the Almighty we was not disapointed in our hopes—at 3 p. m. we saw the Land bearing W. ½ S., it appeard to be a great high mountain covered with clouds on the tope, at 6 a. m. the Extreeme of this Land bore from W. ½ S. to W.B.N. ½ N. distance about 14 Leags at same time we saw the tops of several mountains the Extreems bearing from South to S.W. upwards of twenty Leags. 2 This made us all rejoice and fdd us with the greatest hopes Imaginable, we now lookt upon our selves as relived from all our distresses as we was almost Certain of finding all sorts of refreshments on this great Body of Land, Especially as there was so great plenty on Osnabrug Island, which was only a small detached spot in comparison with what we saw this evening at Sun Set, we now suposed we saw the long wishd for Southern Continent, which has been often talkd of, but neaver before seen by any Europeans. In order to prevent our being imbayd, the capt. orderd us to steer for the N° most land in sight, 3 at sun set Mr Furneux and I was both at the mast head and the most of the young Gentlemen all Looking out for shoales but saw non—this made us venter to run untill 10 p. um. which was near the distance that we could discover any shoald at sun set, we then Lay too and Earnestly wished for a New Day.
