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To Lieutenant Murray, commander of the brig Lady Nelson, I gave the following instructions of which he had a memorandum.
  To keep company with the Investigator, if possible, but in case of parting, he was to repair to Herveys Bay, which he was to enter by a passage said to exist between Sandy Cape and Break-sea Spit. In Herveys Bay he was to [anchor] near Sandy Cape and remain one day; when, if he did not meet with the Investigator, he was to repair to Thirsty Sound and remain at the [anchor]age at the N.E. end of Long Island, until our arrival. In case of our getting there before him, and quitting it, he was to look about the landing place for a pile of stones, in which would be a bottle and a letter for his further instructions.
[missing text]ay likewise what I intended [missing text] the way to Thirsty Sound; [missing text] attend to this remark in case [missing text] to make the best of his way.