£26 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



Royal Navy. It appears to be a safe 

 anchorage, well sheltered from the wind 

 and sea by islands; the bottom is sandy, 

 the shores high, and composed of red sand- 

 stone. Two deer were seen on its beach, 

 but could not be approached. The dis- 

 tance we made to-day was eighteen miles 

 and three quarters. 



Embarking at four on the morning of the 

 12th, we proceeded against a fresh piercing 

 north-east wind, which raised the waves to 

 a height that quite terrified our people, 

 accustomed only to the navigation of rivers 

 and lakes. We were obliged, however, to 

 persevere in our advance, feeling, as we did, 

 that the short season for our operations was 

 hastening away; but after rounding Cape 

 Croker the wind became so strong that we 

 could proceed no further. The distance we 

 had made was only six miles on a north-east 

 by east course. The shore on which we 

 encamped is formed of the debris of red 

 sand-stone, and is destitute of vegetation. 

 The beach furnished no drift-wood, and we 

 dispensed with our usual meal rather than 



