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1788. birds of feveral fpecies. The ifland is very barren, and not 
_ J more than twenty miles in circumference. 
25th. The Scarborough, Lady Penrhyn, and Charlotte, 
tranfports, being cleared of government ftores, were dif- 
charged from the fervice, and are fhortly to depart for 
China, in order to load home with tea, they being chartered 
by the Eafl: India company for that purpofe. 
April 15th. His excellency, attended by Lieutenant Ball 
of the navy. Lieutenant George Johnfton of the marines, 
the judge advocate, myfelf, three foldiers, and two feamen, 
landed in Manly Cove (fo called from the manly conduct of 
the natives when the governor firft vifited it), on the north 
fide of the entrance into Port Jackfon harbour, in order to 
trace to its fource a river, which had been difcovered a few 
days before. We, however, found this impradlicable, owing 
to a thicket and fwamp which ran along the fide of it. The 
governor, anxious to acquire all the knowledge of the coun- 
try in his power, forded the river in two places, and more 
than up to our waifts in water, in hopes of being able to 
avoid the thicket and fwamp; but, notwithftanding all his 
perfeverance, we were at length obliged to return, and to 
proceed along the fea fliore, a mile or two to the northward. 
At 
