TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
Percy Isles.'] 
the five following were the most important to the 
survey. 
Mount Westall on the main (not distinct), 
Northumberland Islands, the 4th, a peak, 
the 7th, station on the hill, 
a peaked I. marked h, S. 89° 55' to N. 87 35 W . 
high northmost, marked i, - N. 57 o W. 
The circle was completed in the afternoon, from a higher part of the 
island near the north point; and the weather being tolerably clear, 
nearly the whole of the Northumberland Islands were comprehended 
in the bearings from one or the other station. I wo distant pieces of 
land in the N. W. by N., marked k and k 1, situate near the eastern 
Cumberland Islands of captain Cook, were also distinguished ; but 
to the north-east, where I expected to see a continuation of the reefs 
discovered by captain Campbell of the brig Deptford, in i 797 > neither 
reef nor island was visible. 
On the 2nd of October, Mr. Brown accompanied me to No. 1 , 
the southernmost of the Percy Isles, which is near five miles long, 
and the second of the group in magnitude. Fresh water was found 
in ponds near the shore, and there were clusters of pine trees ; but 
in general, this island is inferior to No. 2, both in soil and productions. 
Of the two peaked hills upon it, the south-easternmost is highest ; 
but being craggy and difficult to be ascended, my bearings were 
taken from the western hill. In returning to the ship in the evening, 
we passed between No. 6 and the east side of No. 2, and round the 
north end of the latter island, in order to see the form of its coasts : 
the water was deep, and there appeared to be no hidden dangers. 
On the 3rd, Mr. Bauer, the natural-history painter, went with 
me to the northern Percy Isles, upon each of which is a hill some- 
what peaked; but that on No. 3 is much the most so, and the highest; 
and being thickly covered with pine trees, is called Pine Peak: it lies 
in 21 0 31I-' south and 150° 14F east. My principal object was to 
take angles for the survey; and not being able to ascend Pine Peak, 
connexion of the 
S. 23 0 5' E. 
S. 18 20 E. 
S. 19 30 W. 
79 
1802. 
September. 
Thurs. 30. 
October. 
Saturday 2. 
Sunday 3. 
