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through the eastern part of Port George the Fourth, 

 we entered Ro2fer Strait, which led into a larn^e 

 sheet of water, forming a beautiful harbour ; we 

 landed to obtain a better view of it, on a small 

 island at the southern entrance of this strait. This 

 islet looked truly inviting, being clothed with long- 

 rich grass, which to our cost we found concealed 

 boulders of granite ; this was the first time we met 

 with this primitive rock, and from the colour of the 

 surrounding heights it was evident we were in an 

 old red sandstone region. Strange to say the at- 

 traction on this island rendered our compasses quite 

 useless ; we noticed on its N.W. side a portion of 

 the wreck of a small vessel. There was a small 

 mangrove inlet in the S.E. corner of this harbour, 

 over which the land was low, forming a gap jn the 

 neighbouring heights. We now pushed on for an 

 island lying in the entrance of the harbour, bear- 

 ing W. by N. 6 miles ; our soundings in passing' over 

 this part (of what we afterwards called Brecknock 

 Harbour, as Captain King had named the entrance 

 of it Camden Sound, from a distant view he had of 

 it,) gave a depth of 7 fathoms, over an even muddy 

 bottom ; but towards and in the entrance it increased 

 to 13 fathoms. The island w^e now landed on, we 

 called from Its situation. Entrance Island. From a 

 high part overlooking its steep southern side we 

 had a very commanding view. The centre of a string 

 of small islets bore north one mile ; there extended 

 2 miles in a west direction, from the north point of 



