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1802 July [Sunday] - 25th. H.M.S. Investigator [along the east coast - Smoky Cape and Shoal Bay] [Navigational data not reproduced - see original journal]

Fresh breezes and fine wr. with much haze and smoke over the land. At 3, a rocky, broken point S.45ºW. 11/2m. Smoky Cape S.20.E. -
At 5, the shore dist. 21/2 miles, a projection with a rock off it. Furthest extreme N.11ºE. - Steered off for the Solitary Isles, one of which was soon after seen. Took in T.Gt. sails and fore sail and 3rd. reefed the top-sails
Fresh breezes and cloudy with drizzling rain Clewed the top-sails down on the cap At 3, brought to: ships head towards the land, judging ourselves near abreast of Shoal Bay
At 6h.20', filled and stretched in for the land, which was at some distance At 91/2 kept away along the shore, the So. head of Shoal Bay S29W. 6 or 8 miles
At 10h., passed some dangerous breakers lying 21/2 miles off shore; and at 10h.1/2, passed a second patch, similar to it
Mustered ships company & saw them clean.
Noon, light breezes & hazy: spitting rain at times. Nearest shore WNW. 3 miles. No. extreme N.12ºE. -