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

reddish cliffs, which were the 2nd. of the kind seen, was the uppermost station taken; from this, the small peak upon the highest of the western hills bore 188º15'.] From a head lower down, where a small branch also ran off to the westward, the peak had borne 201º. 30'.- [We now proceeded downwards, and by the time we had reached the eastern arm opposite to the sleeping place it was noon.

[Sunday] - 8th. In the mouth of this eastern arm I found 31/2, and 4 fms. water which induced me to row a little way up it, when we landed upon the southern shore amongst the mangroves, and I walked to the top of a hill about 3/4 of a mile distant from whence the ship was visible , bearing 81º.30'. In passing the upper low mangrove islands in our way down the port, we left them to the westward, finding a channel of from 51/2 to 31/2 fms. close past two trees which stand by themselves At sunset, we reached the brig, where we staid all night. - [Lt. Murray informed me that he had had some difficulty in gaining the southern entrance from a shoal which lies about E.S.E. about 11/2 mile from the south head of Facing Island; and had met with two shoals between South-trees Point, and the south end of the 1st. island, near his present [anchor]age