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of the inlet. Azimuths with the surveying compass, taken when 1802. 
the ship's head was south-eastward, gave 2 0 27' east variation ; but Monday^, 
an amplitude taken at the same anchorage on the preceding evening 
when the head was south-by-west, showed 5" 22' east. These cor- 
rected to the meridian, will be severally 4 0 43' and 4 0 44' east ; or 
half a degree more than was observed near Kanguroo Head. The 
observations at this anchorage and the bearings taken were as 
follow : 
Latitude observed from the moon, - 34 0 36' S. 
Longitude by time keepers, - - 1 38 18 E. 
Mount Lofty, - - - S. 41^ E. 
Nearest shore, distant 7 miles, - N. E. to N. 
Hummock mount, highest top, - N. 12^- W. 
Western land, furthest extremes, N. 51 0 to S. 65 W. 
There being almost no wind in the morning, we remained at 
anchor until nine o'clock, to set up afresh the rigging of the new 
top masts ; and I took a boat to sound upon a rippling near the ship, 
but found the same depth of 5 fathoms. Very little progress was 
made until noon ; at which time shoal water obliged us to steer 
westward. At three, the soundings had increased from gj to 10 
fathoms, which was the deepest water to be found ; for it became 
shallower on approaching the western shore. After steering various 
northwardly courses, we anchored at sunset in 5 fathoms, sand, 
shells, and broken coral ; the shores then appeared to close round, 
at the distance of seven or eight miles ; and the absence of tide gave 
no prospect of finding any river at the head of the inlet. 
According to lieutenant Flinders' observations, the situation of Tuesday so. 
the anchorage was in 
Latitude, - 34 0 16' 36" 
Longitude by time keepers, - - 138 6 
Mount Lofty, dist. 17 leagues, bore, - S. 35 E. 
Hummock Mount, highest part, - N. 5 E. 
A low sandy point, dist. 3 or 4 miles, N. 69 E. 
A low point covered with mangroves, N. 53 W, 
