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enforced a conduct fo humane, more honourable to the chap, 
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perfons from whom they originated, than the pundtual ^ — 
execution of them was to the officers fent out: it was 
evident that their wiflies coincided with their duty ; and 
that a fanguinary temper was no longer to difgrace the 
European fettlers in countries newly difcovered. 
The next care after landing was the examination of - 
the bay itfelf, from which it appeared that, though ex- . ' 
teniive, it did not afford a flielter from the eafterly winds: 
and that, in confequence of its fliallownefs, fliips even 
of a moderate draught, would always be obliged to : 
anchor with the entrance of the bay open, where they ' - 
muft be expofed to a heavy fea, that rolls in whenever 
it blows hard from the eaftward. . - 
Several runs of frefli water were found in different • 
parts of the bay, but there did not appear to be any 
iituation to which there was not fome very ftrong ob- 
jection. In the northern part of it is a fmall creek, 
¥/hich runs a coniiderable way into the country, but it 
has water only for a boat, the fides of it are frequently 
overflowed, and the lov/ lands near it are a perfetfl 
fwamp. The weftern branch of the bay is continued 
to a great extent, but the officers fent to examine it 
could not find there any fupply of frefli water, except 
in very fmall drains. i 
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