COASTS OF AUSTRALIA. 
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here the coast is lined with rocky hills, on which isio. 
we saw no timber but what was stunted. May 29 
The trending in of the land round the next 
point led us to the discovery of a considerable 
inlet, which had escaped Captain Flinders’s ob- 
servation. On hauling round the point, and steer- 
ing towards what had at first the appearance of 
being the principal opening, another presented 
itself to the eastward, divided from the first by a 
projecting point (Middle Head) ; which appeared 
to be well furnished with grass and trees, and was 
as picturesque as it was prominent. 
As this latter opening appeared to be more 
considerable than that which trends round the 
west side of Middle Head, and had at first occu- 
pied our attention, we proceeded to examine it ; 
and without difficulty found the channel, with 
good and well- sheltered anchorage within the 
entrance. In working in, the cutter took the 
ground on the south side of the port, but was got 
off again without suffering any damage. 
In the morning we landed and ascended a hill 3a 
on the west side of the bay, whence we had an 
extensive prospect; but it did not impress us 
with any better opinion of the utility or merits 
of the bay, than that it would afford shelter to 
moderate-sized vessels. It is a large sheet of 
water, full of shoals, and probably communicates 
with the sea by a small opening near the point 
