TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
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Blue-mud Bay,'] 
main coast at Cape Barrow, between which and Isle Woodah was 1803 * 
January. 
an opening where no land was visible; but meeting with shoal water, Thursday 20. 
and the wind being light, a stream anchor was dropped until the 
boat had time to sound. On her return, we steered for the north 
side of the opening, with a depth which increased from 4 fathoms 
to 17 off the south end of Woodah. A higher island, two or three 
miles long, then showed itself to the N. N. W. ; and on the water 
shoaling to 3- fathoms, the anchor was dropped at four in the after- 
noon, one mile and a half from its south side, on a bottom of blue 
mud. The main land was in sight to the westward, forming a large 
bay with Isle Woodah, and Bickerton’s Island covered the entrance, 
so that the ship was in complete shelter. 
On landing with the botanical gentlemen, I ascended a hum- 
mock at the east end of the island, where alone the view was not 
impeded by wood. Many of my former fixed points were visible 
from thence, and the main land was traced round to the northward, 
to a hill named Mount Grindall, near which was another round hill 
upon an island ; and behind them the main extended eastward, 
nearly as far as over the middle of Isle Woodah. Amongst the 
numerous bearings taken from this eastern hummock, the following 
six were most essential to the survey. 
Chasm Island, the centre, 
Wedge Rock, steep north-east end, 
Cape Barrow, the eastern extreme, 
Mount Grindall, - 
Round-hill Island, the top, 
Extreme of the main, over Woodah, 
A party of men was sent to cut wood on the following morning, Friday 21. 
and another to haul the seine ; the botanists also landed, and I went 
to observe the latitude and take bearings from the west end of the 
island ; every person was armed, for marks of feet had been per- 
ceived, so newly imprinted on the sand, that we expected to meet with 
Indians. After accomplishing my objects, I walked with a small party 
S. 6f 4 6' E. 
S. 59 47 E - 
S. 6 50 W. 
N. 13 16 W. 
N. 8 5 W. 
N. 55 20 E. 
