The Bay in which we were camped was 
divided by a small creek, on one side ot 
which the ladies’ tents were pitched. A 
handrail built on to a fallen tree served 
to provide a suitable bridge, and connect¬ 
ed up the two main highways 
of the camp. The large din¬ 
ing tent and cook’s galley were 
erected near the shore, close to the 
point where the slowly running creek 
crossed the beach. Opposite this point 
were “The Narrows,’’ with their rapid 
tides, which mark the ebb and flow from 
Blackman’s Bay. This bay is generally 
accepted as the true Frederick iienry 
Bay of Tasman (although there is some 
evidence that Tasman intended the name 
to apply to the outer bay also), and it 
is unfortunate that, originally owing to 
Furnenux's error in 1773. when ho an¬ 
chored in Adventure Bay and thought he 
was near Tasman’s anchorage of 1642. 
the name Frederick Henry Bay is now 
generally given to a large bay to the 
north-east of Storm Bay. *t is also 1111 - 
fort limite that, as occurs with other 
names in so many places in Tasmania, 
tho name Blackman's Bay is given to a 
bay in the River Derwent, a few miles 
south of Brown’s River. It would be 
well if Tasman’s original des ! gnation 
could be reverted to. In which case tho 
present Frederick Henry Bay could he 
given the name applied to it by Hayes 
(1793). namely, Henshawe’s Bay. D'En¬ 
trecasteaux's title of North Bay wouiid 
be open to objections, particularly as the 
hay, on the outer corst of which Tas¬ 
man an’hored. is now generally known 
as North Bay. 
On the opposite side of the Narrows 
stretched the long sand spit forming on 
its outer side, the head of -Marion Bay. 
The hay was so named by D’Entrecas¬ 
teaux after the French explorer Marion 
du Fresne, who anchored there in 1772. 
he being the second explorer of whom 
we have record to reach Tasmania. The 
French vessels Mascarin and Marquis 
de C'nstris anchored off the coast on 
March A 1773, and remained at anchor 
for several days. Various expeditions 
were made by boats’ crews, and it was 
during this expedition that Europeans 
first met the Tasmanian aborigines. Un¬ 
fortunately, owing to a misunderstand¬ 
ing, a light ensued, and one at least of 
the natives was killed. 
The name Marion Bay is now usually 
given to the indentation in the coast be¬ 
tween Cape Bernier and Cape Paul l.a- 
manon, which cape was apparently nam¬ 
ed by Baudin's expedition, as such no¬ 
menclature appears for the first time on 
Freyeinet’s charts of 1802. And the bay 
between Cape Paul Lamanon and Fred¬ 
erick Henry is known as North Bay, 
with Prince of Wales Bay forming a 
small cove in its north-west corner. Tile 
French, however, intended that Marion 
Bay should comprise the indentation be¬ 
tween Cape Bernier and Cape Frederick 
Iienry, and in this connection it may 
he as well to give a <|uotation from Pe- 
ron (the historian of Baudin's expedi¬ 
tion), ns it clearly sums up the posi¬ 
tion. The following is a translation of 
the French account:—‘‘That Marion in 
this part made no new discovery, for, as 
well as it would have been impossible 
for Tasman to have recognised Frederick 
Bay, and take that survey of it. for 
which we are indebted to him. without, 
traversing, and consequently discovering 
Marion Bay, this bay itself, as may be 
seen by comparing the draught of it by 
Tasman with our own, is more correct¬ 
ly laid down by Tasman than by Mar¬ 
ion. However, as custom lias sanctioned 
these denominations, we shall confine 
the distinction of Frederick Hemlric Bay 
to the small port visited hv M. H. Frey- 
oinet. and that of Marion Bay to rlia 
large roadstead ill front of the port, 
comprised, as we have before noticed, 
between Cape Bernier on the north and 
Frederick Hendrick Cape southward." 
Turning to the account of Marion's 
vovage. and examining the copies of his 
charts of the locality, which were usea 
by D’Entrecasteaux and Baudin. we 
gather some interesting information. It 
is commonly stated that the lir>t meet¬ 
ing of Europeans and Tasmanian abori¬ 
gines took place on the Bream Creek, 
or Marion Bay beach, due probably to 
the modern restriction of the name, 
and also to previous lack of research 
as regards the early charts. From 
these charts, which show soundings and 
the routes followed in the main boat 
expeditions, and the account of the voy¬ 
age. the following interesting dat ;t can 
be obtained: — 
(1) That according to Marion’s chart, 
there is a ten-fathom shoal off what is 
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