CHAPTER II. 



ABRIVE AT SYDISTET — BEAMBLE IS ATTACHED TO THE EXPE- 

 DITION — SURYET EITTEAT^'CE OF PORT JACKSOif A5fD TWO- 

 FOLD BAT — SAIL rPOK OUR FIRST TfORTHERI^ CRUIZE — 

 ARRITE AT MORETOJf BAY — PROCEEDINGS THERE — NATIYES 

 AT MORETON ISLAND — ARRIYE AT PORT CURTIS — SETTLE- 

 MENT OF NORTH AUSTRALIA — EXCURSIONS MADE IN NEIGH- 

 BOL^RHOOD — NATURAL PRODUCTIONS — CALL AT THE PERCY 

 ISLES — PORT MOLLE AND CAPE UPSTART — UNABLE TO FIND 

 FRESH WATER — RETURN TO SYDNEY — RECENT OCCURRENCES 



THERE — SAIL FOR BASS's STRAIT YISIT PORT PHILLIP AND 



PORT DALRYMPLE — INSPECT THE LIGHTHOUSES OF THE 

 STRAIT. 



We left Hobart Town for Sydney on July 8th. 

 On the nig-ht of the loth, saw the fine revolvino- 

 light on the South Head of Port Jackson^ and next 

 morning' anchored at Farm Cove. Om^ stay in 

 Sydney was protracted to a period of nearly three 

 months. During' this time^ in consequence of pre- 

 vious arrang'ements^ the schooners Bramble_, Lieut. 

 C. B. Yule^ and Castlereag-h^ Lieut. D. Aird^ were 

 paid off. Both these vessels had been left in 

 December^ 1845^ by Capt. F. P. Blackwood^ of 

 H.M.S Fly^ to continue the survey of New Guinea, 

 (as will afterwards be more particularly alluded to), 

 and had long' been awaiting* our arrival. The 

 Castlereag'h, orig'inally pm'chased in Sydne}^, being* 



