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tion on the Maetsuycker ,44 ) Islands had been treated in 

 a similar manner, although these rocky outposts are situ- 

 ated several miles from the mainland. This is of interest 

 as showing that the natives used to visit the islands lying 

 off the coast in spite of the fact that they only possessed 

 rough rafts of bark in which to make the journey. The 

 aborigines must have crossed D'Entreeasteaux Channel 

 regularly in their frail vessels in the same manner as they 

 used to visit Betsey, Maria, and other islands off the 

 coast. 



Passing Fluted Cape, Flinders was unable to fetch into 

 Adventure Bay, so stood on, intending to enter the Dcr- 

 went, but as the Henshawe Bay of Hayes appeared to be a 

 very large opening, and the wind was not favourable 

 for entering the river, Flinders, sailed on and finally anchor- 

 ed in a sheltered bay. ( 44a ) Flinders did not enter the 

 Dcrwent until December 23rd, and on Xmas afternoon, 

 1798, he sailed the sloop up as far as an inlet above Mt 

 Direction. Flinders named this bay Herdsman Cove. 145 ) 



Hero the explorers stayed until the end of December 

 and spent the last day of the old year, and the first of 

 the new in beating clown the river. On January 2nd, 

 as the wind was strong S.E., they ran into the Channel and 

 anchored in Pru.cn Cove l46 ) (of Hayes). On the 3rd they 

 sailed from the Derwent estuary and passed Cape Pillar 

 late in the afternoon. * 47 ) 



On the 13th of January, 1802, Admiral Baudin, in 

 command of Le Geog raphe and Le Naturaliste arrived 

 off the South Coast of Tasmania, and shortly after noon 

 were near the entrance to the Channel, the weather being 

 stormy with rain showers. Teron records that "boobies 

 "and gulls, and cormorants, and sternae from the neigh- 

 bouring rocks in countless legions flew around our ships, 

 "and mingled their piercing screams with the roaring of 

 "the angered waves; a long file of white mozzled dolphins, 

 "with many others of the cetaceous tribe, performed their 

 "evolutions around us." At 4.30 p.m. the ships anchored 

 In 23 fathoms a mile to the west of Partridge Island, 

 From this base several boat expeditions were sent out. 

 One boat from Le Geogra/>Jie, which visited Bruny Island, 



(44) In the Tasmanian Museum there are aboriginal crania which 

 were obtained from Maetsuycker and Tasman Islands. 



(44i) Now generally known as Norfolk Bay— so ca.led after Flinders' 

 vessel. 



(45) "From the pastoral appearance of the surrounding country." — 

 Flinders. 



(46) Now Oyster Cove. 



y4") Cape Pillar hns been stated to be one of the names bestowed 

 by Flinders to prominent coastal features. Cape Pillar, however, was 

 shown by Cox (who visited Tasmania in the Mercury in 1789) on his 

 chart, which was published in London in 1791. 



