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to be the Sophia of Hobart Town, commanded 1819. 
by Mr. Kelly, the original discoverer of the place. Feb. 
He had just procured a load of pine logs from 
Pine Cove, at the N.E. comer of the harbour, 
and was now homeward bound. In the afternoon 
we anchored off Round Head, and Mr. Kelly 
came on board to assist me in buoying and exa- 
mining the channel, which bears his name in my 
plan, and in which the deepest water in one part 
is but eight feet. In order that the cutter might 
pass through this, for it was the only one that 
communicated with the harbour, we were obliged 
to buoy it, since the breadth was not more than 
thirty-five yards, and only six inches deeper than 
the cutter’s draught of water. 
While our people were at dinner, a party of 19 - 
natives came to the verge of Round Head, and 
remained for some time calling to us. As soon as 
we had dined, we landed, with the intention of 
communicating with them ; they had however left 
the place, and we returned on board without 
seeing them: the following day, when I was away 
with the boat sounding the channels towards 
Betsey’s Island, they came down again, but 
seeing no boat near the vessel, they walked round 
to the Sophia, which was still at anchor near 
Mount Wellington: we afterwards found that 
they had been induced to go on board the brig, 
