162 FIRST DISCOVERY OF PORT DAYKY, ETC, 



Which was Nained Port Davey" in Honor of the then d) 

 Lieutenant governor i2 ) of Van D. Land in the Evening we 

 Hauled up on a Low Sandy point three Miles up the North 

 Side of the Harbour Where we Remaind the Night, in- 

 side of a thick Scrub we Cleared away about two Rods'' of 

 Rich Ground and Sowed'' a quantity of Garden Seeds'" 

 this was Named Garden Point in Consequence", We Re- 

 maind in the Harbour three Days the 18th. 19th & 20th 

 Sounding and Making a Sketch of its Extent the Eastern 

 arm was Named Bathurst" Harbour in Honor of Lord. 

 Bathurst " Secretary for the Colonies" the Inner West 

 Point of Port Davey was Named Point Lucy" in Honor 

 of Miss Davey' Daughter of the Lieutenant Governor, 

 During our Stay in this place we Caught a Great quantity 

 of Wild fowl" Black Swans Ducks teel and plenty of Ells 

 and fish 



on the 21st of December we took our Departure with 

 a Light breze at East from Port Davy" and Steered along 

 the Coast to the Northward in the Evening we Landed 

 on a, Low Grassy Island about five Miles to the Southward 

 of Low Rocky point and Close to the Main Land, here wc 

 fell in with two Natives aboriginees, they Seemed Verry 

 Much alarmed at Seeing us they Were above Six feet high 

 thair Stomachs Verry Large Legs and arms Verry thin 

 and Seemed as if they Were Nearly Starved we gave them 

 two Black Swans of Which we had a good Stock in the 

 Boat they Seemed Delighted with the present on Landing 

 en the Island we intended to Remain the Night but fearing 

 there Were More of them on the Island it was thought 

 best to Leave it Which we Did and hauled up for the 

 Night in a Small Creek half a Mile to the Southard of Low- 

 Rocky Point this was named Craw fish Creek in Conse- 

 quence of the Immence Number of Craw fish that Lay at 

 the Waters Edge they appeared to have been Gathered the 

 day previous Which must have been Done by the Natives 

 there Was above three tons in one Heap 



on the Morning of the 22d Launched and Steered 

 along the Land to the Northward at Sun Set Hauled up 

 in a. Snug Cove Near High Rocky point on the 23d and 

 24th a. heavy Swell Roleing in from the Westward Which 

 prevented us from proceeding along the Coast, 25th De- 

 cember Christmas Day" — Strong Gales" from the West- 



(1.) [Note tlie wording, "of the then Lieutenant Governor." This i- 

 ,one of the indications that this account was written some time after 

 the voyage. Colonel Davey was Lieutenant Governor of V.D.L. from 

 41 li February, 1813, until April, 1817.— Ed.] 



(2.) [Lieutenant Governor. V.D.L. was then a dependency of 

 N.S.W. It was not proclaimed a separate colony until 3rd Decem- 

 ber, 1825.— Ed.] 



