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A VOYAGE TO 
[South Coast, 
1802. leagues to the north-east, at a low, but somewhat cliffy projection, 
Frki"y l '26. to which I gave the name of Point Bolingbroke. The large bight 
within, received the appellation of Louth Bay ; and two low islands 
in it, of which the largest is more than a mile in length, were 
called Louth Isles. At Point Bolingbroke the land appeared to trend 
north or westward ; and could no further be perceived from Stam- 
ford Hill. 
Three small isles had been seen from Thistle's Island and 
their bearings set ; and the discovery of them was now augmented 
by several others, forming a cluster to the eastward of Point Boling- 
broke. This was called Sir Joseph Banks' Group, in compliment 
to the Right Honourable president of the Royal Society, to whose 
exertion and favour the voyage was so much indebted. 
Of the numerous bearings taken with a theodolite from the 
top of Stamford Hill, those which follow were the most important 
to the connexion of the survey. 
Extremeof the land toward C, Catastrophe, - S. 17 0 56' E. 
Thistle's I., highest part and N. E. extr., S. 40 and 42 50 E. 
Sir J. Banks' Group, Stickney I., centre, - N. 70 30 E. 
Sibsey Island, centre, - N. 57 10 E. 
Kirkby Island, centre, - N. 45 20 E, 
Cape Donington, north-west extremity, - N. 37 50 E. 
Point Bolingbroke, south end, - - N. 29 12 E. 
Boston Island, highest hill near the centre, N. 5 10 W. 
the extremes, - N. 15 0 54' E. to 13 46 W. 
A lake behind the head of the port, N. end, - S. 74 40 W. 
The port which formed the most interesting part of these dis- 
coveries I named Port Lincoln, in honour of my native province ; and 
having gained a general knowledge of it and finished the bearings, 
we descended the hill and got on board at ten o'clock. The boat 
had returned from Boston Island, unsuccessful in her search for 
water ; and we therefore proceeded upward, steering different 
courses to find the greatest depth. Soon after one o'clock we 
