president's address — SECTION D. 163 



February 16th. — Point Sir Isaac and Coflfiji's Bay were named, 

 both after Vice- Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin. 



February 17th. — Point Whidbey and Whidbey's Isles, Avoid Bay. 



February 19th. — Cape Wiles and Liguanea Island. See view 7, 

 plate XVII. 



February 20th. — Isle Williams and Sleaford Bay. Isle Williams 

 and Cape Catastrophe on view 8, plate XVII. 



February 21st. — Landed on Thistle Island. " The island was 

 pretty well covered with wood, principally Eucalyptus and Casuarina." 



February 22nd. — " Mr. Brown and a party landed to walk along 

 the shore (mainland) to the northward." In connection with the 

 search for Mr. Thistle, Mr. Taylor and six men lost here ; hence the 

 name Cape Catastrophe. 



February 24th. — Discovery of Port Lincoln. At p. 128 is a view 

 by Westall, of " Entrance of Port Lincoln, taken from behind Memory 

 Cove." 



For a view of Thistle's Island see view 9, plate XVII., taken from 

 Memory Cove, just north of Cape Catastrophe. 



Memory Cove having been visited (d) it was doubtless well 

 botanised over. 



Flinders was a Lincolnshire man, and Port Lincoln and many 

 places in the neighborhood were given Lincolnshire names. 



Februarv 26th.- — " I landed with the botanists and ascended 

 Stamford Hill." 



" Amongst the various excursions made by the scientific gentle- 

 men one was directed to Sleaford Mere, of which they made the cir- 

 cuit." They visited Boston Island. Speaking of Port Lincoln, " the 

 wood consists principally of Eucalyptus and Casuarina." 



Port Lincoln was finally left on March 6th. and Robert Brown 

 had more abundant opportunities for botanising here than in any other 

 part of South Australia so far. 



March 7th. — Anchored off the north side of Kirkby Island, and 

 " landed again with the botanical gentlemen." Sir Joseph Banks 

 Group. 



March 9th. — Going further into Spencer's Gulf. In view 10, 

 plate XVII. we have a view of " Mountains at the head of Spencer's 

 Gulph," with Mount Brown and Mount Arden. 



March 10th. — " Messrs. Brown, Bauer, and Wefjtall, with atten- 

 dants, set off upon an excursion to the eastern mountains, intending, 

 if possible, to ascend to the top of Mount Brown. 



Robert Brown and party returned late at night (11th), after an 

 arduous trip to the top of Mount Brown. Doubtless excellent botanical 

 specimens were obtained. 



March 16th. — Proceeded south down the Gulf, naming Points 

 Riley and Pearce, Hardwicke Bay, Corny Point, and Cape Spencer. 



Then discovered Kangaroo Island, naming Point Marsden and 

 JNepean Bay on the north of it (March 21st). 



(d) See also C. Hope Harris. Proc. A.A.A.S. pp. 468-96 (1893) ; also Stirling, 

 Proc. R.S., S.A., 1892. 



