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noticed large patches of the ferruginous sort of 

 gravel, before alluded to in King's Sound. 



On one occasion a party thought they heard a 

 cooey — or cry peculiar to the natives of Port Jackson 

 — uttered by some of the aborigines in the distance, 

 it would have been exceedingly interesting to ascer- 

 tain if this actually was the case ; as the sound 

 generally emitted by the natives of the northern 

 coasts when they wish to communicate with each 

 other afar off, is the monotonous " oh! oh! " 



On the 13th the boats returned, having com- 

 pleted the work that had been allotted them. Mr. 

 Forsyth reported their proceedings as follows : — 

 Leaving the north point of Bentinck Island, off which 

 a reef extends nearly three miles, they crossed over 

 to the south end of Mornington Island, bearing 

 N. 60° W. twenty-three miles, the depth, mid- 

 way between being 7 and 8 fathoms. The south 

 shore of this island was found to be low and sandy, 

 much indented, and fronted with reefs. From the 

 south extreme, the nearest part of the main, called 

 Point Bayley, bore S. 32° W. eleven miles, the inter- 

 vening space being occupied by four low isles, which 

 I named after Mr. Forsyth. With the exception of 

 5 fathoms two miles south-west from the end of 

 Mornington Island, the space between it and the 

 main is only navigable for boats ; and westward of 

 Forsyth Islands, shoals, partly dry, extend off four 

 miles from the main. 



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