The banks of this rivulet produced ſeveral new ſpecies of caſuarina, one of which was remarkable for the club-like form of its fruit. I alſo obſerved a pretty tall ſhrub, which eſtabliſhes a new genus of the cruciferous tribe.
The tracks of the kangarous were very numerous, terminating at the rivulet, where theſe animals frequently come to drink.
As the wind had been againſt us when we ſailed for this watering place, we had a right to expect that it would be favourable to our return; but a calm ſupervened, and it laſted ſeveral hours before we reached the ſhips.
The pinnace returned after a voyage of four days, in which the whole extent of the ſtrait had been ſurveyed. It is about 20,000 toiſes in length from S.W. to N.E. They had every where found a depth of at leaſt ſix fathoms and an half, over a bottom of mud, and ſometimes of fine ſand. It is ſeparated from Adventure-bay by a narrow ſlip of land, not more than 200 toiſes at its greateſt breadth.
We now waited only for a favourable wind to follow the ſtrait, in order to take an exact ſurvey of it. The N. and N.W. breezes were contrary, and, beſides, ſo ſlight, that we were obliged to remain the whole day at anchor.
