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Many traces of dogs, kangaroos, and emus, 

 were seen on the beach. Two hawks were shot, 

 and their plumage was very much unlike any 

 known at Port Jackson. The most remarkable 

 was a dull red colour in the body, with a white 

 neck, breast, and head. 



During the afternoon they made a further 

 progress with the sloop till night, when they 

 anchored, and the following morning got under 

 weigh with a flood tide, and a gentle breeze from 

 the Northward. They shortly passed two islands 

 three or four miles each in circuit. The Nor- 

 thernmost was the largest, well covered with 

 wood. The trees up the Southern island were 

 equally dark with this, but the land of the inte- 

 rior part was higher than the Northernmost, 

 which was nearly level with the water. Besides 

 these there were two smaller islands, nearly on 

 a level with the first, covered pretty well with 

 wood, but the Southernmost was very small in- 

 deed. 



Going between these two islands in deep 

 water, it suddenly shoaling they tacked to the 

 Westward. This entrance from Moreton Bay 

 was open, and the South side bore N. 68° E. six 

 or eight miles, and the West of Moreton Island 

 bore N. 2° W. Another island, larger than 

 either mentioned, bore from S. 55° to 34* E. 

 distant about five miles. Allowing the North- 

 ernmost of the four to be the first, they made 

 for the third island after tacking, and the water 

 deepened directly to six fathoms. 



