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the mouth, where, meeting the yawl, both boats ran 

 out of the river on their return to the ship, distant 

 thirty-three miles. The prevalence of light-winds 

 made it noon before we got on board, when I found 

 that in consequence of the tides approaching the 

 springs and falling 12 instead of 6 feet, it had been 

 necessary to move the ship farther off. 



During our absence light winds had prevailed ; 

 on several days land and sea-breezes. The cessation 

 of strong southerly winds kept the temperature 

 about 60°. Mr. Fitzmaurice had returned and 

 ffave the foUowinor account of his examination. 



Commencing at Mr. Forsyth's furthest, he found 

 the southerly trend of the coast change in the course 

 of nine miles to the eastward, forming a large shoal 

 bav, which at low water had a mud flat extendinof 

 off nearly two miles. The east point of this bay, 

 named Point Tarrant,* I had seen from the 

 south-east end of Sweers Island, bearing S. 17° W. 

 eighteen miles. It is rendered remarkable by a 

 slight rise in the land behind it, forming low mounds 

 or hillocks. Two miles to the westward Mr. Fitz- 

 maurice discovered an inlet, which he followed a 

 league in a general south-west direction, when it 

 had in no way lost the promising appearance it 

 possessed from its breadth at the mouth, which was 

 further increased by the manner in which the bank 

 was thrown out off it. 



* After one of the officers who had shared all the hard work 

 . — a practice generally adopted. 



