CHAPTER V. 



SAIL FROM SWAN RIVER SEARCH FOR THE SUPPOSED TURTLE- 

 DOVE SHOAL APPROACH TO HOUTMAn's ABROLHOS 



FIND AN ANCHORAGE — VIEW OF THE LAGOON — GUANO — 

 REMNANTS OF THE WRECK OF THE BATAVIA — PELSART 

 GROUP — VISIT THE MAIN — GELVINK CHANNEL — ENTER 

 CHAMPION BAY APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY — STRIK- 

 ING RESEMBLANCE OF VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE COAST 

 OF AUSTRALIA— LEAVE CHAMPION BAY — COAST TO THE 

 NORTHWARD — RESUME OUR EXAMINATION OF THE ABROL- 

 HOS — EASTER GROUP — GOOD FRIDAY HARBOUR — LIZARDS 



ON RAT ISLAND — CORAL FORMATION — SNAPPER BANK 



ZEEWYK PASSAGE — DISCOVERIES ON GUN ISLAND — THE 



MANGROVE ISLETS — SINGULAR SUNSET — HEAVY GALE 



WALLABY ISLANDS — FLAG HILL — SLAUGHTER POINT — OB- 

 SERVATIONS OF MR. BYNOE ON THE MARSUPIATA — GENE- 

 RAL CHARACTER OF THE REEFS — TIDAL OBSERVATIONS — 



VISIT NORTH ISLAND — LEAVE HOUTMAn's ABROLHOS 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS — PROCEED TO DEPUCH ISLAND — 

 DRAWINGS ON THE ROCKS — NATIVE YOUTH — NEW BIRD 

 AND KANGAROO — EFFECTS OF MIRAGE — EXAMINE COAST 

 TO THE TURTLE ISLES — GEOGRAPHE SHOALS — NUMBER OF 

 TURTLE — BEDOUT ISLAND — SCOTt's REEF — APPROACH TO 

 TIMOR — PULO DOUW — SCENE ON ENTERING COEPANG BAY 

 — SURPRISE OF SWAN RIVER NATIVE — VISIT TO THE RESI- 

 DENT— HIS STORIES — FORT CONCORDIA — SECOND VISIT TO 



THE RESIDENT— THE TIMOREES ARRIVE AT PRITIE 



DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY — MUSTER OF THE SHOOT- 

 ING PARTY — SUCCESS OF THE EXCURSION — THE JAVANESE 

 COMMANDANT — CHARACTER OF THE TIMOREES — DUTCH 

 SETTLEMENT IN NEW GUINEA — LEAVE COEPANG — ISLAND 

 OF ROTTEE — TYKAL INLET — INHABITANTS OF PULO DOUW. 



The improved state of the colony enabling us to 

 get supplies, it was resolved that we should return 

 to the North- west coast, examining on the way, 



