14 December 1809
14th.. We have clear weather but the wind being N. E. 1/2p., is rather against the probability of our seeing land to day our Lat at 12 o'clock was 44 - 13 -, Long 144 - 43.; we have been sent on to look out, we are sailing with a fine steady breeze & smooth sea -- we have seen some large Whales to day, and a number of Bonettas but we have no birds about us -- we saw a good many when we were making for the Straits -- Captain Pascoe has made the rendevous Oyster Bay, we imagine his object in this is to supply himself with fire wood, for which this Bay is particularly well calculated. ----
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