164 FIRST DISCOVERY OF PORT DAVEY, ETC. 



Brought from Port Davey". after Catching a fresh Supply 

 we gave those four thair Liberty in Macquarie" Harbour 

 and Named the Point — Liberty Point in Consequence — 

 at Sun Set We Hauled up on an Island about twenty 

 five Miles up the Harbour which was Named Sarah' Is- 

 land in Honor of Mrs. Birch" Wife of Thos. William 

 Birch Eq. of Hobart Town 



on the Morning" of the 30th Launched and proceeded 

 further up the Harbour until! we Came to the Mouth of 

 a fresh Water River Made a Sketch of it and Named it 

 Gordon" River in Honor of James Cordon Esq. of Pit 

 Water, he Having Kindly Lent his Boat for this particu- 

 lar trip of Disco very" Round Van D. Land 



This Day we proceeded up an Iiflet to the Southard 

 <of Gordon" River Which was Named Birches Inlet in 

 Honor of Mr. Birch — on the 31st we Went Round Mac- 

 quarie" Harbour Made a Sketch of it and found it to be 

 a. Bar Harbour only for Vessels of a Light Draft of Water 

 Ave also found Plenty of Huon" pine Growing on the 

 Banks of the Harbour 



on the Morning of 1st January 181(3 We Left Mac- 

 quarie Harbour With a fresh Braze at South East This 

 day we Run a Long Distance: to the North West Having a 

 Strong fair Wind at 8PM attemped to get into- a River 

 Which was Named Retreat" River being Nearly Lost on 

 the Bar in. a Heavy Surf During the Night of the It 

 January it Blew a Strong Gale from the Southard We 

 were obliged to Heave the Boat Too by a Raft made of 

 the oars with about forty five fathoms of Rope Where 

 she Lay Verry Snug During the Night, the Men taking it 

 in turns to attend to the Steer oar" to Keep the Boat- 

 End on to the Sea and Having a Good Tarpaulin" that 

 Covered the Boat ail over She Lay Verry Dry — at Day 

 Light of the Morning of the 2d of January Hauled the 

 Raft in, Set the Reefed Lug" and Steered in 'for the West 

 "point of Van D. Land with a Heavy Sea Riming," as 

 Ave Nearcd the Shore Ave had to pass" through Heavy tide 

 Rips the tide Riming to the Southard against the Wind 

 made it more Dangerous" 



We got Within 500 yards of the Shore, the Boat was 

 pooped by a Heavy Sea that filled her to the thoughts — 

 and had it Not Been for the Precaution" taken Before 

 Ave Left Hobarton" that Avas of Having three good Buckets 

 Slung with Lanyards and fastened to the thoughts for the 

 purpose of Bailing the Boat on Such an Emergency" avo 

 must all Have Been Lost" HoAvcver by the quick use of 

 the Buckets the Boat Avas Soon Bailed out- — we got under 

 the Lee of the point and Landed on a Small Sandy Beach 



