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crew ; but at length we sailed from Port Jackson *819. 
on the 8th of May. May s. 
As it was my intention to take the northerly 
passage through Torres Strait, I proposed, in 
my way up the East Coast, to examine Port 
Macquarie ; and, in order that his Excellency the 
Governor might be informed of the result of our 
proceedings as soon as possible, Lieutenant 
Oxley, R.N., the Surveyor-general of the colony, 
accompanied me in the Lady Nelson, colonial 
brig. 
By noon, the following day, the church of King’s 9 * 
Town *, in Port Hunter, was seen. Between 
Cape Hawke and the Brothers we passed Wallis’, 
Harrington’s, and Farquhar’s Lakes: and, on the 
north side of the northernmost Brother, we saw 
the entrance of Camden Haven ; which, although 
deeper than the Lakes, is only accessible for 
very small vessels. 
The next morning we anchored off Port Mac- la 
quarie ; and, whilst the Lady Nelson was beating 
up to an anchorage, Lieutenant Oxley accompa- 
nied me in the whale-boat to examine the 
entrance. 
In pulling in we got among the sand rollers on 
the north side, on which the sea broke so heavy 
Now more generally known by the name of Newcastle, 
