Port Jackson. 6i 
that we had left them at their huts, and the places they fre 7 
quented, on purpofe for them to take away. 
During my .ay in this harbour, I caufed the Engliih colours 
to be d-.fplayed on lhore every day, and the (hip's name, and 
the date of the year, to be infcribed upon one or the trees near 
the watering- place. 
It is high wai r here at the ful< and change of the moon 
about eight o’clock, at a the tide rites and falls perpendicu- 
larly between four and five feet. 
CHAP. IV. 
The Range from Botan ; Bay to Trinity Bay ; with a farther Ac- 
count of the Country, its Inhabitants , and Productions. 
A T day-break, on Sunday the 6th of May 1770, we fet 
fail from Botany Bay, with a light breeze at N. W. 
which foon after coming to the fouthvvard, we fleered along 
the lhore N. N. E. ; and at noon, our latitude, by obfervation, 
was 33 : 50 S. At this time we were between two and three 
miles dillant from the land, and a-breall of a bay, or harbour, 
in which there appeared to be good anchorage, and which I 
called Port Jackson. This harbour lies three leagues to 
the northward of Botany Bay : the variation, by feveral azi- 
muths, appeared to be 8° E. At fun-fet, the northermoll 
land in fight bore N. 26 E. and fome broken land, that feern- 
cd to form a bay, bore N. 40 W. diflant four leagues. This 
bay, which lies in 1 ititude 33 : 42, I called Broken Bay. 
We fleered along the fhoore N. N. E. all night, at the dis- 
tance of about three leagues from the land, having from thirty- 
two to thirty-fix fathom water, with a hard fandy bottom. 
Soon after fun-rife on the 7th, I took feveral azimuths, 
with four needles belonging to die azimuth compafs, the mean 
refult of which- gave the variation 7 : 56 E. At noon, our 
latitude by observation, was 33 : 22 S. : we were about three 
leagues from the fnore ; the northermoll land in fight bore N. 
19 E. and fome lands which projefted in three bluff points, 
and which, for that reafon, I called Cape Three Points, 
bore S. W. diflant five leagues. Our longitude from Botany 
Bay was 19 E. In the afternoon, we faw fmoke in feveral 
places upon the fhore, and in the evening, found the variation 
to be 8 : 25 E. At this time we were between two and three 
miles from the fhore, in twenty-eight fathom ; and at noon 
the next day, we had not advanced one flep to the northward. 
We flood off fhore, with the winds northerly, till twelve at 
night, and at the dillance of about five leagues, had feventy 
^ Vol. II. F fathom j 
