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1802 Aug [Friday] 6th.continued. H.M. sloop Investigator [Boat excursion up No.1 port, of the east coast]

On leaving South-trees Point to steer upwards for the 5th. island, having which has two small hummocks upon its south end, we had 8 fms. immediately on shoving off from the point,] the opening into a small inlet on the south shore being open. We carried a considerable but decreasing depth, until the 1st. island, rocky south end, came on with Rocky I. in the northern entrance when we had but three fms. being about an equal distance, or one mile, from the south shore, and the first island; but on hauling more to the southward the water deepened, and near the 5th. island south end, we had 7 fms. and 10 close to the rocks.
   Until this time At noon we had seen nothing of the brig, the wind having been too light for her to get into the entrance, but before we left the 5th. island she was seen steering directly into the port: this was about noon -

[Saturday] - 7th. After taking the necessary bearings, we steered in the afternoon for the furthest visible point of the northern shore, about 2 miles distance. In this run we had from 10 to 5, irregularly; being deepest near the southern points of the land; sufficiently so, apparently, for a ship to make fast to the rocks and trees. The small islet that lies one mile to the southward of this point is the 8th. counted besides Rocky Islet; and above this I counted on to the 11th.