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[1802 Aug.[Sunday] - 1st. H.M.S.Investigator]
along the east coast: Herveys Bay
[Astronomical observations not reproduced - see original journal]

The flood tide was making at 2h.1/2, when we embarked on board the brig, which is one hour after the moon had passed over the meridian; and it then seemed to be low water by the shore; from which it should be high water 5 hours before the moon comes to passes over the meridian and the rise of tide seems to be 6 or 7 feet.

I steered over to the west side of the bay, with the intention of coming in with the sloping hummock, and to continue the survey from thence to Keppel Bay; for I had before explored round Herveys Bay, from Sandy Cape to the hummock; the wind, however, would not did not seem to permit us to fetch that part of the land, nor could the hummock be seen at noon.