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East Coast, & V.D.'s Land.]
INTRODUCTION.
ciii

Bass and
Flinders.
1796.

branch. Two natives came down to us in a friendly manner, and seemed not to be unacquainted with Europeans. Their language differed somewhat from the Port-Jackson dialect; but with the assistance of signs, we were able to make ourselves understood.

After sounding the entrance of Port Hacking in going out, and finding 3½ fathoms water, we steered N. E. by E. for Cape Solander; and the same evening Tom Thumb was secured along-side the Reliance in Port Jackson.

In this little expedition, I had no other means of ascertaining the situations of places than by pocket-compass bearings and computed distances; which was done as follows:

South lat.
°
East lon.
°
Cliffy south extreme of Cape Solander, lies in
34 2,5 151 12
From thence to Port Hacking, a low curving shore, mostly beach, lies S. W. b. W. 6 miles
+3,4 –6
Situation of Port Hacking 34 5,9 151 6
From Port Hacking to Watta-Mowlee; low cliffs, but rising gradually to the head of the cove; S. S. W. 3½ miles
+3,2 –1,6
Situation of Watta-Mowlee 34 9,1 151 4,4
Thence to the end of steep cliffs, nearly straight; S. S. W. 4½ miles
+4,2 –2,1
To the end of coal cliffs, and commencement of Hat-Hill beach; mostly a high shore, sometimes cliffy, with small beaches at intervals; S. by W. 10 miles,
+9,8 –2,4
From thence to Red Point; a curving sandy beach with small rocky points; S. ¾ E. 6½ miles
+6,4 +1,1
Situation of Red Point 34 29,5 151 1
From Red Pt. to the entrance of Tom Thumb's lagoon; a low, curving sandy beach; S. W. 5 miles
+3,5 –4,3
Situation of the entrance to Tom Thumb's lagoon 34 33,0 150 56,7