time that the French vessels were an¬ 
chored in the vicinity of Maria Island, 
four boat expeditions were sent out 
One circumnavigated Maria Island; the 
second, under the command of the elder 
Freycinet, examined that part of the 
coast between Cape Bernier (which they 
named) and Capo Frederick Henry. The 
third expedition, under the command of 
Freycinet the younger, surveyed the 
coast from Cape Bernier northwards un¬ 
til opposite Sehouten Island, whilst the 
fourth boat, under the eommaud of Hy- 
drographer Fame, explored Sehouten Is¬ 
land and the vicinity. 
The last expedition coasted along the 
shore till abreast of Cape Bourgainville, 
and on the morning of the following day, 
February 20, they steered towards what 
they took to be the tirst of the Sehou¬ 
ten Islands of Tasman, but found this to 
be only a small rocky island, which they 
named Isle de Phoquc on account of the 
number of seals seen there. At -I o’clock 
in the evening they landed near the 
south-western cape on Sehouten Island, 
which cape they named Cape Faure in 
honour of the leader of the bout expedi¬ 
tion. East-south-east of Cape Faure 
were noticed seven small rugged islets, 
which the French named Taillefer Is¬ 
lands. 
The following morning was spent in 
surveying the western coast of Sehouten 
Island and investing (leographe Strait, 
named in honour of their vessel. After 
crossing the strait the French made 
north in the endeavour to find a further 
strait which separated the Yamlerlin 
Islands of Tasman from the main; but, 
finding no passage, they wore obliged to 
return to Georg raphe Strait on the 23rd. 
Owing to stress of weather the bout was 
forced to spend some time in a small 
inlet on the southern extremity of the 
peninsula, or what was then deemed to 
he the second of the Sehouten Islands. 
M. Bailli. who accompanied the expedi¬ 
tion, wrote as follows:— 
“High granitic mountains, the summits 
of which were almost entirely naked, 
form the whole of the eastern coast 
of this part of Diemen's Land; they 
rise suddenly from their base; the lands 
which unite them to each other are 
-extremely low. and imperceptible a 
short way out to sea. To this singular 
constitution is undoubtedly owing the 
errors of those navigators by whom we 
had been preceded in these parts, and 
by whom those mountains were mis¬ 
taken for so many islands. We have 
before remarked that the eastern shore 
of these pretended islands is steep, wild, 
and fertile, and that of the weslt, Tow, 
pleasing, and covered with wood. This 
contrast, noticed as well by my friend 
M. Peron in the Island Maria, is as¬ 
suredly a consei| ueri 'O of the same physi¬ 
cal cause. This part is also occasional!v 
inhabited by men, for in many pnrts we 
distinguish vestiges of fires and meals,” 
Falter the hunts proceeded northwards 
parallel with the western coast. Owing 
to a severe statin they were forced 
to shelter to leeward of a small island, 
to which the French gave the name 
Refuge Island. The survey of the coast 
was completed on the 2.1th, and as a 
result of the dilferent observations the 
lollowing conclusions were embodied in 
the explorers* account of their excur¬ 
sions: — 
“1st. That of the five islands marked 
on charts hitherto under (he domina¬ 
tion of Sehouten, one alone has actual 
existence. 
“2nd. That the coast which extends 
from the worth cape of this island ol 
Sehouten to hit. 41 deg. Gmin. S. con¬ 
stitute® a new peninsula, to which we 
have g von the name of Freycinet 
Peninsula. 
‘‘3rd. That no other channel or strait, 
exists but that between S.f touten Island 
and Freycinet Peninsula. 
“4th. That (he whole space comprised 
between the pretended S-liouten Island 
and Diemen's band forms a large and 
very handsome bay. denominated 
Fleurieu Day, in honour of the iMu?- 
tirious savant lo whom France ami its 
navy are indebted for so many valuable 
works. 
“5th. That Diemen's Land, previously 
aggrandised us by the addition of the 
neninsulas Pisman anti iBuaehe, is still 
further enlarged from our last survey 
by the adjunction of all the Sdbouteii 
Islands, one only excepted. 
‘'Finally, these results from these 
different conclusions, that our survey 
so minutely comprehends all the geogra. 
ihse detail of this part of Diemen’s Land, 
that- it may be looked upon as one of 
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