COASTS OF AUSTRALIA. 
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soon should begin to decline; upon which I 1817* 
proposed to leave the land, and proceed as far to Dec. 21 . 
the eastward as the remainder of the monsoon 
would allow ; when I might examine the coast . 
back with the easterly monsoon as long as my 
stock of water lasted; and lastly, if I could not 
get a supply upon the coast, to go to Timor, 
by which time my provisions would, probably, 
be so reduced as to oblige my returning to Port 
Jackson to prepare for a second voyage. 
Having made our final arrangements, we left 
Port Jackson on the 22d of December, with a Dec. 22 . 
fresh northerly breeze, which continued until the 
evening of the 24th, when we were abreast of 
Cape Howe. After this a heavy gale of wind 
from S.W. obliged us to run into Twofold Bay 
for shelter, and to repair some trifling damage 
which we had already sustained. 
Twofold Bay was discovered by Mr. Bass in 
1797 ; and, although it is for the most part too open 
and exposed to easterly winds for large ships, 
yet it has a cove on its northern side, in which 
small vessels find secure anchorage and a conve- 
nient place for stopping at, if bound to the south- 
ward; and hence its name of Snug Cove. It 
is completely land-locked, and it also con- 
veniently affords both wood and water, and is 
neither difficult to enter nor to leave. 
