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INTRODUCTION. 
{Prior Discoveries, 
D'Entre- and water at Adventure Bay ; " but deceived by the forms of 
1792. " tne coast, which resemble each other, he entered Storm Bay,'" 
April 20, 3792.* This is not, however, the Storm Bay of Tasman; 
but that which was taken for such by captain Furneaux. 
The error was soon detected; but finding shelter and good 
anchoring ground, the admiral determined to remain where he was, 
and to examine the inlet. The result most amply repaid his labour, 
by opening to him the most important discovery which had been 
made in this country from the time of Tasman. Instead of an open 
bay, this inlet was found to be the entrance into a fine navigable 
channel, running more than ten leagues to the northward, and 
there communicating with the true Storm Bay. It contains a series 
of good harbours, or is itself, rather, one continued harbour, from 
beginning to end. 
This new passage obtained the name of Canal de D'Entrecas- 
teaux ; and, after passing through it with his ships, the' admiral 
steered across Storm Bay, passing to the southward of the land 
which Furneaux and Cook had taken for Maria's Islands. At the 
head of Storm Bay other openings were seen ; but the wind from 
the north and the pressure of time, did not allow him to examine 
them at that period. 
1793. On Jan. 21, of the following year, admiral D'Entrecasteaux 
anchored again in one of the ports on the west side of the entrance 
to his newly discovered channel; and after completing the wood 
and water of his two ships, La Recherche and L'Espe ranee, pursued 
his former course up the passage, sending boats to complete the 
surveys of the different harbours on each side. A boat was also 
sent to explore the two openings in the head of Storm Bay. The 
westernmost proved to be a river, up which the boat ascended 
twenty miles to the northward ; and so far it was navigable for ships. 
It was not pursued further; so that the distance, to which this 
* Voyage de D'Entrecasteaux, rUigepar M.de Jlossel: A Paris 1808. Tomb I. 
p. 48. 
