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SIR JOSEPH BASKS. 
Visited Twofold Bay, passed through Bass Straits, along the south 
coast to King George’s Sound. Thence to North-west Cape, and a 
survey of the coast between this cape and Depuch Island was 
made, including examinations of Exmouth Gulf, Curlew River, and 
Dampier’s Archipelago. On 6th March, 1818, Depuch Island was 
left ; Rowley’s Shoals were examined, and a passage made to the north 
coast. The Goulburn Islands, Mountnorris, and Raffles Bays were 
surveyed, and Port Essington was explored. Popham Bay was 
visited, and examination made of Van Diemen’s Gulf, including 
Sir George Hope’s Islands and Alligator River; the northern shore 
of Melville Island and Apsley Strait were surveyed, Luxmoor Head, 
Port Hurd, and Clarence Strait were visited ; Australia was then left 
behind and they arrived at Timor on 5th June, 1818. On the 13th 
Lieut. King left Timor for the north-west coast of Australia again, 
visiting the Montebello Islands and Barrow Island. Little happened 
till the small craft passed through Bass Straits, and returned to Port 
Jackson on 2Ith July, 1818. 
At King George’s Sound traces of Capt. Vancouver’s garden were 
sought for in vain, and Cunningham formed another garden. This 
voyage seems to have yielded very few novelties, for, in a letter te 
Mr. Heward, he says that the aggregate of his collections made on 
the coasts of Australia did not exceed 300 species. 
Second Voyage. — 24th December, 1818, left Port Jackson, and the 
vessel arrived at Hobart on 2nd January, 1819; examined the 
entrance of Macquarie Harbour, and visited other places. Returned 
to Hobart on 30th January, and returned to Port Jackson 14th 
February, 1819. Valuable botanical notes of this trip will be found 
in King’s narrative. 
Third Voyage . — Left Port Jackson 8th May, 1819, and com- 
menced a running survey of the east coast. Port Macquarie 
and the Hastings River were made in company with the “ Lady 
Nelson,” colonial brig, and assisted by Lieut. Oxley, R.N., the 
Surveyor-General of the colony. The “ Lady Nelson ” then 
returned with Oxley to Port Jackson, while King, in the 
“ Mermaid,” with Cunningham aboard, went north. The Barrier 
Reef was entered at Breaksea Spit; Rodd’s Bay was discovered, the 
Percy Islands visited, Whitsunday Passage was passed through, and 
