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1802 Aug. [Sunday] - 1st. 1802. HMS Investigator [along the east coast: Herveys Bay]
[Navigational data not reproduced - see original journal]

Fresh breezes and cloudy weather. Weighed the small bower, and warped up to the buoy of the best bower; but the rope breaking dropped the small bower again, got hold of the broken cable and weighed the [anchor]. Unbent the best bower from the spare [anchor] and bent it to the [anchor] recovered. Stowed the spare anchor. At 3, the L. Nelson came and [anchor]d near us bringing our boat and officers from the shore.
   A.M. Moderate breezes and fine wr.
At 7h.45', after washing and clearing the decks, weighed and made sail upon a wind for the west side of Herveys Bay; the Lady Nelson following us.
Handed T.Gt. sails to keep company.
Read the articles of war to the ships company, mustered them and saw them clean
Noon, fresh breezes & fine weather with haze. The land about Sandy Cape bearing east. High land seen ahead, indistinctly. - The L.Nelson a small distance astern.