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[1802 Aug. Saturday 7th. continued. H.M. sloop Investigator] Boat excursion up No.1, port, of the east coast

11th., and the breadth of the port or river being about 3 miles from this point to the westward, had not diminished in breadth. After [indecipherable word]] passing over the deep water in the neighbourhood of this point, we carried tolerably regular soundings from 6 to 4 fms. past the three upper islets, having passed very close to the 9th. or southernmost of them. On the 11th. islet, we attempted to land for the night, it being sunset, but we found the mud too soft for our purpose, and therefore steered over to the western shore keeping upwards, the river extending now in a north-westerly direction. Before it was quite dark, we had landed.] and pitched our tent - [By making a mark upon the boat hook, the tide appeared to rise 4 feet, and it was low water by the shore at 7 in the morning. The breadth of the river at this sleeping place was about 11/2 mile, and the greatest depth of water appeared to be 6 fms. at low water. On the eastern shore there appeared to be an was a small arm extending that way which I reserved to be looked at on returning. [After sailing about 5 miles further up I found 3 fms. to be the deepest water, and the river was here divided into two arms, the one continuing about N.W.b. N. the other running to the westward, but the principal parts of both occupied by shoal water. The top of some small reddish