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A VOYAGE TO 
[ East Coast. 
1803. 
June. 
Monday 6. 
(Atlas, 
Plate VIII.) 
Tuesday 7 - 
Wednes, 8. 
Thursday 9 
Friday 10. 
land; at sunset Mount Dromedary bore N. 45°W., and at eight 
next morning it was seen bearing S. 30 0 W., at the distance of 
twenty leagues, although the weather was hazy. Fhe shore was 
five miles off at noon, when the observed latitude was 35° 17'; the 
outer part of Cape George bearing N. 32 0 E., about eight miles, and 
the Pigeon House S. 77 0 W. We passed the cape at the distance of 
two miles, having then but light winds ; and at dusk, Bowen s Isle 
in the entrance of Jervis’ Bay was set at N.51 0 W:. Hat Hill was 
abreast of the ship at noon next day ; but the wind had then veered 
to the northward, and we beat up until the following noon with 
little advantage, our situation being then in 
Latitude observed, - 34 ° 21 x 
Longitude by time keepers corrected, - 151 12^ 
Hat Hill bore - - 7 °l W. 
Saddle Hill, on Red Point, - - - S. 53 W. 
Point Bass, - - - - S. 33 W. 
North extreme, near C. Solander, - N. 3 W. 
Nearest shore, distant 8 or g miles, - N. 72 W. \\ 
Whilst beating against this foul wind the dysentery carried off 
another seaman, Thomas Smith, one of those obtained from governor 
King ; and had the wind continued long in the same quarter, many 
others must have followed. Happily it veered to the southward at 
midnight, we passed Botany Bay at three in the morning, and at 
. daybreak tacked between the heads of Port Jackson, to work up for 
Sydney Cove. I left the ship at noon, above Garden Island, and 
waited upon His Excellency governor King, to inform him of our 
arrival and concert arrangements for the reception of the sick at 
the colonial hospital. On the following day they were placed under 
the care of Thomas Jamison, Esq., principal surgeon of the colony ; 
from whom they received that kind attention and care which their 
situation demanded; but four were too much exhausted, and died in 
a few days. The first of them was Mr. Peter Good, botanical gar- 
dener, a zealous, worthy man, who was regretted by all. 
Lieutenant Murray had arrived safely with the Lady Nelson, 
