180 FIRST DISCOVERY OF PORT DAVEY, ETC. 



thair Spears into them as if they Were Killing them 

 all this Lasted about an hour Tolo then told us the 

 Dance was over he asked Briggs Where we Where going 

 when we Left the Isand Brigges told him we Where going 

 to Cape Barren and if he Saw the White Men Meaning 

 Howe and his party to tell them So this was to Deceive 

 them in Case they Should try to Waylay us on our way to 

 Hobart Town the Wind being fair we Run over to the 

 Isand hauld the Boat up and Began to pack our Skins 

 Ready for a Start Next Morning if the Wind and 

 Weather should Permit 



24th January 1816 



at Sun Rise the Wind North West and fine Weather 

 Launched the Boat got all the Skins Provisions &c. into 

 her' after Breakfast Started with a fine Breze at North 

 and Steered along Shore to the Southard the Natives made 

 three Smoaks to Say good Bye We found after Leaving 

 King George' Island and Rocks we had been there Nine 

 Days and had procurd one Hundred and Seventy two Seal 

 skins and two Hundred and forty six Kangaroo Skins from 

 the Natives, the Whole Value of Which is £180 at Hobart 

 Town we Run to the Southard untill Sun Set When we 

 hauled up for the Night on a Small Sandy Beach at the 

 South Side of the Bay of fires — 



25th January 1S16 



Throughout this day strong Brezes from the West- 

 ward at Sun Rise Launched and Stood along Shore to the 

 Southard under the Reefed Lug in the Evening Squallv 

 with Rain Hauled up on a .Small Beach under Saint 

 Patricks Head for the Night 



26th January 1816 



all this Day Strong Brezes from W" S W, at Sun Rise 

 Launched and pulled along Shore to the Southard a Heavv 

 Swell Seting from the Southard in the afternoon Hauled 

 up in Waubs'' < 4 ) Boat Harbour a Heavy Surf on the Beach 

 Half filled the Boat Landing Which Wet all the skins 



27th January 1816 

 all this day fresh Gales at South West Employed Dry- 

 ing the Skins and Cleaning the arms in the Evening a 

 Small party of Natives Came along the Beach Close to 



(4.) [The reference to Waub's Harbour is of interest. This designa- 

 tion was apparently given to the locality in honour of Wautoedebar, 

 an aboriginal woman who was probably of some importance in the 

 district, as on her death she was buried there, and a stone erected 

 to her memory. The inscription on the stone is as follows :— "Here lies 

 "Waubedebar a female aborigine of Van Diemans Land died June 

 "1832. aged 40 years. This stone was erected by a few of her white 

 "friends."— Ed.] 



