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[1802 Aug: Sunday - 15th. Keppel Bay. General remarks] during the boat excursions up the arms.

ponds and swamps at the back of the beach the best place being at a hole at the upper end of the small hill on the point.
The country round the bay is about described as good for little. The grass upon the hills, however, feed some kanguroos, and emu's were seen near C. Keppel. Ducks are numerous in the lagoon ponds near that place and a small tract of country in thes neighbourhood is described as being superiorsuperior to any other seen. Some variety of birds are found in the woods and amongst others the emu and another large kind of bird; and we were fortunate enough to take a small supply of fish in our sein
   The oysters which are commonly found in some places upon the mud are of a very small kind. They do not adhere to rocks generally, but to each other, and form large bodies, in some places [indecipherable word] the mud banks. There are also pearl oysters, but seemingly not so abundant as in No1, port. The remains of large crabs are seen near the natives fire places.- I found several large holes scratched out, about the hills, the cause of which I did not understand comprehend; but we conjecture, that it is to get at a root which they natives eat, some being found near the holes where small fires had been also made.
   The rise of tide in the bay and its arms seems to be from 9 to 14 feet, and the time of high water is near 21/2 hours before the [new moon] comes to the meridian. The day tide seems to fall 2 or 3 feet short of that at night. The tide runs strongest at the last 1/4 flood and first ebb, and turns su[indecipherable letters]