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o’clock ; and the depth diminishing to 4 fathoms, we hauled a little 
to the southward and then resumed our course. This rippling seems 
to have been on a part of the same shoal near which captain Cook 
anchored in 3 fathoms ; for it lies live miles from the North-point Isles, 
and as he says, “ half way between them and three small islands 
“ which lie directly without them.” 
Our course for the west side of Broad Sound passed close to 
some low, flat isles, lying to the south-east of the peaked West Hill 
set from Pier Head. At dusk I sought to anchor behind the hill, for 
it had the appearance of being separated from the main land ; but the 
water being too shallow, we hauled off' upon a wind. At ten o’clock, 
however, the breeze having become light and the sea gone down, 
an anchor was dropped in 5 fathoms, sandy bottom ; whence the top 
of West Hill bore N. 68° W. three miles. A flood tide was found 
running from the N. N. E., one mile and a quarter per hour. 
In the morning' I landed with the botanical gentlemen, and 
wished to ascend the top of the hill ; but the brush wood was too 
thick to be penetrable. Upon a projecting head on the north-east 
side, I took a part, and about half way up the hill on the south-east 
side, the remainder of a set of bearings, which included many of 
the Northumberland Isles not before seen, and other of the Flat 
Isles within Broad Sound. The furthest visible part of the main land 
towards Cape Palmerston, was distant about five leagues, and be- 
hind it was a hill to which, from its form, I gave the name of Mount 
Funnel ; the shore both to the north and south was low, and the Flat 
Isles to the southward of the ship were mostly over-run with man- 
groves. I did not go round West Hill, and could not see whether 
it were connected with the main land, or not ; but if joined, it must 
be by a very low isthmus. The bearings at this station, most essen- 
tial to the connection of the survey, were these : 
Main coast, the extremes, N. T and S. io°45 / E. 
Pier Head, the top, S. 61 25 E. 
Northumberland Isles, peak marked h, - N. 61 45 E. 
high northmost, marked i, dist. 11 L. N. 19 15 E. 
1802. 
September. 
Wednes. 8. 
Thursday 9. 
