of grassy, woody hills, rising over each other by gentle ascents. 1798. 
Upon the point there is a sandy hillock, and a reef of rocks extends 
out from it a quarter of a mile. We had 8 fathoms, whilst rounding 
this reef ; and in steering through the passage, the soundings were 
8 > 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6 fathoms ; the sandy bottom being visible under 
the sloop. At the further end of the channel, a rocky islet and a 
small reef were passed, leaving them on the starbord hand. The 
islet was almost covered with sea birds and hair seals ; from which 
circumstance we judged, that the natives of Van Diemen's Land 
were not able to get across here, any more than to the Swan Isles ; 
and that, consequently, they had no canoes upon this part of the coast. 
From Point Waterhouse, the shore trends S. 67 0 W., five or six 
miles, and is mostly rocky. It then takes a direction of S. S. W., in 
a long sandy beach, and afterwards curves westward to a projecting 
point, near which we had no ground with 13 fathoms a little before 
sunset. Another island had been for some time visible, and was then 
distant six miles : It was called 
The projecting point is over-topped with hillocks of almost bare 
sand, as is a second, which lies W. 6°S., two or three miles from, 
and much resembles, the first: these two projections received the 
joint name of Double Sandy Point. The back country was manifestly 
worse than any before seen on this coast. The pleasant looking 
hills of Point Waterhouse no longer approached the shore ; but 
retiring far inland, left a low space between the back hills and the 
sea, which had every appearance of being sandy and barren. 
In passing the western part of Double Sandy Point, we had 5, and 
then 4 fathoms ; and saw a reef extending from it some distance to the 
westward. It was then nearly dark, and we hauled off upon a wind, 
Ninth Island, and bore 
Isle Waterhouse, about the centre, 
South side of the passage, 
Projecting point, dist. one-third of a mile, 
N. 32 W. 
N. 50 E. 
N. 62 E. 
South. 
