no ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [April* 



failure of the flax-plant. They were both young men, and were fent 

 in the Shah Hormuzear to that place. 



Captain Vancouver tranfmitted by Lieutenant Hanfon a chart, and 

 drawings of a fpacious harbour, which he difcovered on the fouthern 

 moft coaft of New South Wales, and which he named King George 

 the Third's Sound. Its fituation was without the line prefcribed as 

 the boundary of the Britiih poffeffions in that country, being in the 

 latitude of 35 0 05' 30" South, and longitude 1 18 0 34/ o" Eaft. He 

 alfo fent an account of the difcovery of a dangerous duller of rocks, 

 which he named the Snares ; the largeft of thefe was about a league 

 in circuit, and lay in latitude 48° 03 / S. and longitude 166 0 20' Eaft, 

 bearing from the fouth end of New Zealand S. 40 0 W. true, twenty 

 leagues diftant, and from the fouthernmoft part of the Traps (rocks 

 difcovered by Captain Cook) S. 6yi° W. true, twenty leagues diftant, 

 The largeft of thefe rocks, which was the higheft and the north* 

 eafternmoft, might be feen in clear weather about eight or nine 

 leagues. The whole clufter was compofed of feven barren rocks, ex- 

 tending in a direction about N. 70° E. and S. 70 0 W.. true, occupying; 

 the fpace of about three leagues. 



The Chatham, being feparated in a gale of wind from the Dif- 

 covery, fell in with an ifland, which was named " Chatham liland,"" 

 along the north- fide of which fhe failed for twelve leagues. It was 

 fituated in latitude 43° 48' S, and longitude 183 0 oi / Eaft, and its in- 

 habitants much refembled the natives of New Zealand. 



The natives, who now and then (hewed 'themfelv.es about the diftant 

 fettlements, towards the latter end of the month wounded a convict: 

 who was taking provifions to a fettler at Profpe.cl: .Hill. The wound 

 was not dangerous; but it occafioned the lofs- of the provifions with* 

 which he was intrufted. 



The rain of April came too late to fave the Indian corn of the feafon,, 

 which now wore a moft unpromifing appearance. Another grain- 

 had been lately introduced into the fet demerit, and grown at Toon- 

 gab be. 



