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of the kangaroo were observed in all directions. isi9. 
Fish were abundant, but none were caught. Be- Oct. 4. 
fore returning on board, we visited two other 
places in the bay, to make further search for 
water, but with no better success ; and we began 
to despair of finding any upon the coast. 
We weighed the next day with the sea-breeze, & 
and anchored in the south-east corner of the bay : 
in the evening we landed on a projecting point 
close to the anchorage, and ascended its summit, 
which was so thickly covered with climbing 
plants, that it was called Vine Head. From this 
station an extensive view was obtained of the 
bottom of the bay ; and, as it was nearly low 
water, the time was favourable for my purpose. 
Near the anchorage was a small mangrove open- 
ing, the entrance of which was blocked up by a 
dry mud bank. 
When we landed we found a piece of wood 
upon the beach with a nail-hole in it: it had 
probably been part of a Malay proa; for a fleet 
of such visitors, consisting of twenty-six vessels, 
on the trepang fishery, was seen in this neighbour- 
hood by the French in 1801 *' ; and, according to 
their report, annually visit this part of the coast. 
This day was spent in examining the shores 
of the bottom of the bay. We first pulled up the 
* Freycinet, 'Ferres Amtmles; p. 24. 
