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[Tuesday] - 10th. into Keppel Bay
[Astronomical observations not reproduced - see original journal]

Mod. & fine weather. Soon after noon, bore away, and at 0h.40' hauled up into Keppel Bay seeing deeper water. At 2, tacked, at about 11/2 miles from a point on the east shore and worked up to within one mile of it when we came to with the small bower, in 51/2 fms. soft bottom. Sent the cutter to haul the sein, but she had little success. The Commander went on shore and a party of gentlemen to take a view of the bay and to examine the country. - Steadied the ship with the kedge - Light breezes and cloudy, with vivid lightening to the southward
A.M. The Commander took the whale-boat and embarked on board the Lady Nelson in order to examine the bay, and soon after she weighed, but [anchor]ed 2 or 3 miles to the westward. At low water, a shoal nearly dry appeared between the two vessels - Employed getting the broken [anchor] down the main hatchway in the place of a new one taken up. Stocked the new [anchor] and got it into the fore chains
Moderate breezes and cloudy with spitting rain at times