Part 4 (1/2)
”Saturday, October 3rd Fresh winds and clear About half-past 4 PM the wind shi+fted to north-ith light rain and thunder and lightning At 8 AM the wind rather took off and we had clear weather, but with a very heavy sea on At noon we had a strong gale with a high sea on, our Latitude 33 degrees 55 ale with heavy squalls at intervals with a very high sea running Very heavy squall attended with thunder and lightning, large hail stones at ye same time At 10 AM Mustered ye shi+p's Co the first Sunday of ye month
”Monday, October 5th Fresh breezes and heavy squalls with flying showers of rain and heavy sea running At 4 PM saw Lord Howe Island bearing north-east distant 16 or 17 leagues At 10 PM when it cleared saw balls Pyra north by west distant 6 or 9 ht of it on our larboard quarter--at daylight again saw the Pyraht of Island
”Tuesday, October 6th Fresh breezes and clear--squally At noon light airs
”Wednesday, October 7th Light airs and inclinable to calh sea Keeping good look out for Island of Norfolk At 4 AM made sail--at 6 AM saw Norfolk and Phillip Islands distant 12 leagues--at noon, being 9 or 10 nal for pilot
”Friday, 9th October Moderate weather--at half-past 2 PM fired a 2nd gun for pilot--at half-past 3 seeing no boat and judging of the appearance of the sea there was no landing at Sydney Bay, ( Sydney, Norfolk Island) bore on for Cascade, and by 5 got in sight of ye Storehouse--fired another gun--at 7 PM John Drue as pilot--sent our boatswain's mate on shore in pilot's boat with letter to Lieutenant Governor--kept standing off all night--at daylight the Storehouse distant 3 n Piper and Mr John Roberts--at 9 AM boat returned bringing with theood at Sydney--bore up for Sydney By 11 got round and a boat co to the different officers At noon they went on shore
”Saturday, 10th October Observed the flag for indifferent landing--hove up, put ye vessel under snug sail and stood off and on during night--at 4 PM Phillip's Island bore north distant 6 , into which we delivered a part of the officers' baggage
”Sunday, 11th October Moderate winds and weather--a confused sea PM A boat cae--at 6 PM the weather looking rather unfavourable ran the vessel into Hunsons Bay--stood off and on during night--at daylight went round to Sydney Harbour
”Monday, 12th October Variable winds, fine weather PM a 2nd boat caht--in thewent into Sydney Bay--a boat cae, also received for boat 4 rough spars for sweeps
”Tuesday, 13th October Standing off and on Cascade Bay--at 4 the vessel's signal for a boat wasand sent the boatswain on shore in her In a little time he returned and informed me it was the Lieutenant-Governor's orders that I should stand to sea and await boat-- no signs of a boat , she proved to be the Earl Cornwallis frons of a boat went around to Sydney Bay and observed Cornwallis lying to off Northern Island
”Thursday, 15th October At 5 PM Ensign Bayley ee--all the other passengers caed the pilot At 6 made sail--at 7 PM Mount Pitt bore north-east by east distant 4 leagues--at sundown ye Earl Cornwallis out of sight
”Friday, 16th October Fresh gales--cloudy and rain--a high sea running--strong gales The vessel laboured a great deal
”Tuesday, 27th October Fresh winds and hazy--at 2 AM saw land north-west 10 or 11 miles--at 8 AM south head of Broken Bay bore to north-west 6 ot within Heads and made all sail
”JOHN MURRAY,
”Commander”
On his return to Sydney on the co to proceed in the Lady Nelson and finish the exploration of the south coast, which Grant had not been able to co were very precise
”You will proceed without loss of ti directions for prosecuting discoveries in those straights on the south-west coast of this countryWhen you are between Ram Head and Western Port you will proceed to Kent's Group and ascertain the size of those islands (particularly the easternht course to Wilson's Pros and quality of the bottomFrom Wilson's Promontory you will trace the coast between Point Schanck and Cape Albany OtwayFro off the north-west point of King's IslandYou will make the circuit of that island or islands in addition to the King's instructions respecting new discoveriesYou will carefully examineall within 6 miles round the island to ascertain whether a vesselcobetween the south westernmost point and Albatross Islands, the northern completedyour survey thus far you will ascertain to what distance soundings ot to the ard of the Norfolk's and Lady Nelson's passages taking care to traverse across to the latitude of 42 degrees on the south side and within sight of land on the north side or coast of New Holland (Van DiereesAs you stand in on the New Holland side you will examine the coast between Cape Albany Otway and Cape Solicitor which Lieutenant Grant named Portland Bay the bottom of which he did not see
Should you have time I would wish you to run due south froain to Cape Bridgewateryou will e the coast fro to this port you will deliver all such journals and charts as e
”Should you fall in with HMS Investigator you will communicate these instructions to the Commanderand put yourself under his command And in case you fall in and are coraphe, French vessels on discovery, you will produce your passport from His Grace the Duke of Portland to the Commander of that expedition
”PHILIP GIDLEY KING
”SYDNEY, October 31st, 1801”
CHAPTER 5
MURRAY'S EXPLORATION OF Bass STRAIT