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Nothing remarkable was observed about Tas* 

 man's head, except two small islands lying off 

 ft, at the distance of half or three quarters of a 

 mile; and close to them were the two rocks 

 named the Friars. The vegetation on the inner- 

 most .of the two small islands had been burnt iu 

 a manner similar to that on De Witt's isles. 



Passing Fluted Cape, a fine piece of Basaltes, 

 and Penguin island, they brought up under 

 Cape Frederick Henry, the north point of Ad- 

 venture Bay ; and, the wind blowing strong off 

 it, and the sloop being light and lewardly, they 

 bore round Cape Frederick Henry, hauling on 

 the north of it into the bay, and thus go into 

 the Derwent river: but, finding themselves 

 likely to lose ground by tacking, they stood 

 into Henshaw's bay, and were greatly surprised 

 to find that, instead of its being a mere shallow 

 bight, as laid down in Hayes's chart, it extended 

 many miles to the northward. The w T hole now 

 bears the mame of Frederick Henry Bay. In 

 this very extensive bay they remained a week, 

 traversing and measuring various parts of its 

 shores. 



The surrounding country was found miserable, 

 presenting little fit even for pasturage, and none 

 good enough for cultivation, except near a shal- 

 low lagoon on the west side, on the borders of 

 which were seven or eight hundred acres of low 

 ground, of a black mould. Near the best part, 

 was a large fresh water swamp, overgrown witb ; 

 reeds and bulrushes. 



