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[1802 Aug. Friday - 6th. H.M.S. Investigator in No.1] port, of the east coast

musquets being fired over their heads. Parts of turtle were hanging upon a tree near the natives; and they use the same kind of scoop net as in Herveys Bay. These people have canoes of bark, not less than 7 being seen.-
[A.M. The Lady Nelson having left this entrance into No.1 port to go round to the southern one, on the preceding evening, I left the ship at 7 oclock with the intention of making a general examination of the port to its head, as far as two days would enable me to do it. It being low water, I had a view of the shoals from the Rrocky Iislet, which appeared to be very extensive, occupying the greater part, if not the whole space to near the southern entrance. With some difficulty we made nearly a straight course for a low point on the southern shore, which I call South-trees Point]. After bringing a small peak upon the neighbouring western hills to the southward of the 1st. island, we carried from 23/4, to 7 fathoms and thence to 3, to within 3/4 of a mile of the point, and when close to the point it had deepened again to 6 fathoms. From South-trees Point [From which [The last two words and bracket have been added in pencil] the south head of Facing Island bore 108º.15', distant about 4 miles, which and constitutes the southern and principal entrance into the port. Extensive shoals appeared to lie off the shore to the eastward of the point as far as the eye could rea[indecipherable word]