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1820 . chart of 1801, he returned to his ship, and we 
July 17. resumed our course to the northward. 
is. At nine o’clock the next evening, having 
passed Indian Head in the morning, we rounded 
Breaksea-Spit, and, at midnight, brought to the 
wind, in order to make Lady Elliot’s Island; 
19. but, finding at daylight that a current had drifted 
us past it, we steered on, and, at ten o’clock, dis- 
covered a group of low woody islets. They 
were named Bunker’s Isles. It has been since 
ascertained that they abound with turtle and 
beche de mer, the latter of which, if not both, 
will at some future time become of considerable 
importance to the coasting trade of New South 
Wales. 
so. On the 20th we anchored on the south side of 
Port Bowen, in the entrance of the inlet that ex- 
tends to the southward within the projection of 
Cape Clinton ; but, in doing this, we were un- 
fortunate enough to get aground, and receive 
very serious damage. After passing the Cape 
and hauling round its inner trend towards the 
sandy bay, we had to beat to windward to reach 
the anchorage, and, in the act of tacking on the 
western side of the inlet, the tide swept us upon 
a sand-bank, over which, as the wind was blow- 
ing obliquely upon it, the cutter continued to 
drive until the sails were taken in and an anchor 
