Lord Howe Island: Report. 



Plate VIII. 



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A CHART of LORD HOWE'S I? 



J)iscoverccL by Zuvust Jksiry-ZedgbircL JaZL 



inslis Majesty's ArmJd, Tender Supply. on, th&l?^Tttfl?8fi 



lontj by Mot 





Scale- of Three Miles 





aching JTowes Islands The- Supply anchored, there- i/v thirteen' fathoms sand, , 



' Grower , and, the* other M c ledgbirds , between/ these moun 

 " beach , which, is guardeds against- oXe sea, by a, reef of cor- 

 ' with Cabbage- Palms , Mangrove and/ Manxhineal/ trees 

 ' and/were/ very good, food,; but we, have no further account- of 

 'guxuvaties of ea^ceeduxgly fine, turtle, frequent- this plaxe/ u 

 m ^f be seen, about/ twelve leagues off, from, this there 

 Within/ the NW point/ ues a, rock/ with/ elevens fatho 



easons, but at the- approach, of winter they aJAsgo northward,: There 

 rocks coytending about four miles both; SI. ands S. W. t those, to the/ S. W. not- showing above- water There/ Ore/ aLs 

 s to it, ands there is as passage- between/ it and- the/ Island/ M- Ztdgbirds may be- seen/ about/ -twenty Iscagitts < 



/■water and, appears not to be larger than a, boat Iteut 



/the Spends, the/ southermaso ofwluthswas named- JT* 



of the Island/ faxxng the S TV and, is lined with, a- sandy 



within/ the, reef nowhere exceeds four fiec They found, no water on, the Island/, but it> abounds 



vlour -with/ a/ bills four inches long ands ftets like those of a, chicken,: these proved/ rtmarkab&luO 



U red/ andy very strong, thick, and/ sharp pointed. Innumtrable/ 



least a\rh\ctdty in/ toMng than/. The sailors likewise caught/ plenty of hshswith/ a, hook, and I 



Corals; but there/ lies about/ four Traces from, the/ S. IV partr of the, fyramidL- a, dangerous rocks which/ shews itself a, little/ abort/ they 

 passage/ between them/ or not. The Islands is ws the, forms of a crescents, duv convex/ 1 side/ towards the If £ Two points at first supposed to be separate islands prove to be/ highs i 



there is a, deep vaUey which/ obtained, thes names of Trstene Valley , the- S3 point waj: called I*£ing and, the IT W point Joint Thillip . The, land, between/ these two points fbrrns the, tunicate 

 •/ at the distance/ of 7uilfa,rTvUe frorr^ tht beayh,\ through which, there are several, small openings for boats; but it is to be regretted' that the depth or w ate/ 

 ' up Id the summits of the niauntains . 2fo vegetables were to be seen/ On, the, share there are plenty of gannets , and as lands birds of a, dusky browns 

 There are a" so many very large pigeans and, white, birds resembling the, guv-say fowl/ which/ were, founds on/ JTorfolky Island were seen- here, also ins great, numbers . The/ bilV of this 



' jails pyrturudy lies about/ three/ leaguts SI. of X? Gower anas 



eaztending four i 



five rrulcs from, the- JTE 



NW ends of l 



'Island, which, 



moderate' height, 



fS//s5tee- 



