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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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Anchor among Howick's Group, and under Flinders' Group:—Explore Princess Charlotte's Bay, and the Islands and Reefs as far as Cape York, anchoring in the way on various parts of the coast:—The cutter nearly wrecked at Escape River:—Loss of anchor under Turtle Island:—Pass round Cape York and through Torres Strait, by the Investigator's route.

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Cross the Gulf of Carpentaria, and resume the survey of the North Coast at Wessel's Islands:—Castlereagh Bay:—Crocodile Islands:—Discovery and examination of Liverpool River:—Natives:—Arrive at Goulburn Island:—Complete wood and water:—Attacked by the natives from the cliffs:—Leave Goulburn Island, and pass round Cape Van Diemen:—Resume the survey of the coast at Vernon's Islands in Clarence Strait:—Paterson Bay:—Peron Island:—Anson Bay:—Mr. Roe examines Port Keats:—Prevented from examining a deep opening round Point Pearce:—Discovery of Cambridge Gulf:—Lacrosse Island:—Natives:—Examination of the Gulf:—Death of one of the crew:—Leave Cambridge Gulf:—Trace the coast to Cape Londonderry.

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Examination of the coast between Cape Londonderry and Cape Voltaire, containing the surveys of Sir Graham Moore's Islands, Eclipse Islands, Vansittart Bay, Admiralty Gulf, and Port Warrender:—Encounter with the natives of Vansittart Bay:—Leave the coast at Cassini Island for Coepang:—Obliged to bear up for Savu:—Anchor at Zeeba Bay, and interview with the rajah:—Some account of the inhabitants:—Disappointed in not finding water:—Leave Zeeba Bay, and beat back against the monsoon to Coepang:—Complete wood and water, and procure refreshments:—Return to Port Jackson:—Pass the latitude assigned to the Tryal Rocks:—Arrival in Sydney Cove.

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Equipment for the third voyage. Leave Port Jackson. Loss of bowsprit, and return. Observations upon the present state