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OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



Having colle&ed as much flock as was necefTary, they flood to the 

 northward, and on the 1 2th reached Port Jackfon. 



On delivering the account of his voyage to the Governor, he named 

 the principal difcovery which was the event of it, Bafs Strait, as a 

 tribute to the difcoverer. 



The moft prominent advantage which feemed likely to accrue to 

 the fettlement from this difcovery was, the expediting of the paflage 

 from the Cape of Good Hope to Port Jackfon. 



The vefTel that has the credit of having firft circumnavigated Van 

 Diemen's Land was built at Norfolk-Ifland, of the fir of that country, , 

 which was found to anfwer extremely well. 



CHAP. 



