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Tuefday i. 



fetting off, I left orders with Mr. M'Leod to move the ^ \^ '*• 

 fhips up the channel as far as the Green Ifles, if an op- 

 portunity offered, and there to wait my return. By ten mV 

 o'clock we got round the North point of the ifland, 

 which I diftinguifhed by the name of Mulgrave Ifland, 

 and found the land take a quick turn to the Weft and 

 Weft North Weft. We rowed into the Sound about eight 

 or ten leagues, and the land to the Weftward and South- 

 ward of us appeared like iflands lying between us and the 

 fea. To the Northward alfo the land appeared detached 

 and in iflands, and the high land to the North Weft was 

 certainly thofe mountains which from Cook's River are 

 feen to the Eaft and North Eaft. During this excuriion 

 we faw neither inhabitants, huts, or the leaft traces of any, 

 although it appeared a very eligible fltuation, being very 

 near the fea-flde, and well flieltered from the inclemency 

 of the weather. Towards noon we rowed into and 

 landed in a fmall cove where we took fome refrefhment. 

 Shortly afterwards, I obferved the clouds to rife from the 

 South Weft, and being anxious to join my fhip, and pro- 

 ceed up the Sound with the firft favourable wind, we fet 

 off towards them. After getting out of the Sound, we 

 found a frefh breeze from the Southward, with which we 

 ftretched over for Montague Ifland with fails and oars, and 

 about eight o'clock in the evening faw the fhips lying in 

 the bay examined by us on the 29th April, and which 

 was named Hanning's Bay, after the worthy family of the 

 Hannings, who are ftrenuous fupporters of our prefent 

 voyage. 



We got on board about ten o'clock, where I found 

 every thing in good order. My firft mate informed me, 



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