During the 15th and 16th we were busily engaged completing wood and water, and making all necessary preparations for our southern voyage, which may be considered to have commenced on leaving this harbour. I now communicated to Commander Crozier my intention of proceeding direct to the southward upon the meridian of this island rather than upon that of Hobart Town, and was gratified to find he entirely concurred with my views upon this subject. He received his final orders, and a complete list of rendezvous, containing instructions how to act in case of the ships unavoidably parting company, so as to ensure our meeting again without loss of time. And by the evening of the 16th, the day having been unusually favourable, we had fully accomplished all the purposes of our visit to this place, and the ships were ready for sea.
