OF LA PEROUSE. |J0 



Two boats had a fecond time been difpatcheo", 

 to reconnoitre the north-eaft part of Storm Bay, 

 as far as Tafman's Head ; they returned at the 

 end of four days: the refult of their difcovcries 

 appeared to be, that Tafman's Head and Adven- 

 ture Bay made a part of an ifland feparated from 

 Van Dicmen's Land. After having gone up the 

 channel as far as the latitude of 43 17' lbuth, 

 the want of proviiions had prevented them from 

 proceeding farther. 



On the 2d of May, thebuiinefs I had to do on 

 board permitted me not to ftray far from the ihip. 



The r~Kt day, the 3d, we traverfed a glade 

 fituated to the north-eaft, which led us towards 

 the great lake. In a preceding excurfion we had 

 feen the fouth part of it ; but it was neceffary to 

 vifit its northern iide, the diversified fites of 

 which had made us expect an abundant harveft; 

 and our hopes were not difappoinfed. Its banks 

 were frequently fteep and of difficult accefs; the 

 water came in a great many places to the foot of 

 thefe dikes. Various ipecies of iinglc-leaved 

 mimofa were growing under the fhade of the 

 large trees. 



It appeared to us that the natives came from 

 time to time to take up their abode on the banks 

 of this lake, the fhell-fifh of which afforded them 

 an abundance of food. We had not cone far 

 before we faw a hut, which they had confirucled 

 3 a few 



