140 CHAMPION DAY. 



missed this portion of the coast by crossing over to 

 the Abrolhos, which he places some five miles too 

 much to the westward, the lowness of the island de- 

 ceiving him, as indeed it at first did us. The reef off 

 the south-west end, however, he has rightly fixed. 



April 9. — At daylight the ship was in 24 fathoms, 

 fifteen miles from Wizard Hills, bearing S. 70° E. 

 As we neared the shore, steering N. E. by N., we 

 saw a low point, running out west from the south 

 end of Moresby's Range, fronted by heavy breakers, 

 particularly to the north-west. Behind, the water 

 was quite smooth, and promised a snug anchorage. 

 We passed round the reef in 13^ fathoms, at the 

 distance of a half, and three-quarters of a mile ; 

 but we did not haul into the bay until some 

 suspicious spots had been sounded over by a boat. 

 Finding not less than four and a half fathoms, we 

 stood in, Mount Fairfax bearing east. The small 

 table hill forming the north-west extreme of the 

 Menai Hills, bearing N. 11° E., leads clear to the 

 westward of the reef. Between this and the north 

 point of the bay the water occasionally lifts suspi- 

 ciously. Inside the depth is regular, five and six 

 fathoms, fine white sand. 



To this anchorage was given the name of Champion 

 Bay ; whilst the projection sheltering it from the 

 south-west was called Point Moore, after the Attor- 

 ney-general at Swan River, who visited it in the 

 Colonial schooner. We anchored early in the 

 forenoon in four fathoms, Mount Fairfax bearing 



