Part 11 (2/2)
”Monday, October 25th By half past 1 PM having with the help of our sweeps gained nearly our old berth caood clear water By noon our water was coeon and pheasant were shot on the hills to-day
”Tuesday, October 26th At daylight weighed and made sail By 8 AM the rocky peak on the north end of Watering Island distant 10 or 11Isles of Northumberland Islands
”Wednesday, October 27th At 6 PM it being nearly calm came to in 17 fathoms with our broken anchor, Cape Townsend ( Cape Townshend) bearing south-east distant 3 or 5 miles, hill of Pines (its base) south-west distant 9 or 10 miles A confused sea h and run into better anchorage, at half-past 10 AM
weighed and made sail up under Cape Townsend
”Thursday, October 28th At 1/4 past 1 PM ca up the cable parted although the strain was very trifling The other boas let go and it did not for so our anchor or cable to be in vain, fro so considerably shi+fted our berth as well as our having only one s absolutely necessary to get frouns cross-lashed, in short ood an anchor of theht winds and s anchor At 3 PM made sail further up into Shoal Water Bay, where we anchored with the swivels; they held her, there being no tide and but little wind At 40weighed it as well as the swivels and made sail up the Bay, where we anchored; lowered down the boat and sent the seine to haul, also the carpenter to look for a tree thatloaded would answer in case of necessity
”Friday, October 29th Carpenter employed on the iron-bark anchor
”Saturday, October 30th At half-past 10 AM weighed and made sail towards the southern outlet of the bay By the ti flaws all round; this outlet is narrow and several sunken rocks lie scattered about We anchored as much out of the tide as possible
”Sunday, October 30th ( Evidentlyanchorage, ca finished bent our so the wood anchor which however did not ride her, we therefore dropped the bower again and let the other reht would consequently increase) it round
”Monday, November 1st PM The party that were on shore returned, they infor to the thickness of the bush, soeon were shot AM sent two aroo
”Tuesday, Noveone to sea had the tide not been running strong into the Bay Weighed our wooden anchor and loaded it with tivels, this I would iine would ride her in moderate weather
”Wednesday, Novehed anded to come to with our wooden anchor which I had the satisfaction to see held on
”Thursday, Novehed and worked to ard the outlet of the bay By 5 PM gained the narrows of the entrance
Found a very strong tide running out By 6 PM cleared the outlet
”Friday, Noveh Keppel's Islands south At daylight land in sight fro-sails
”Saturday, Noveloo rain and so east-south-east distant 10 or 11 miles could not see the landca south-east by east distant 10 miles
”Sunday, Nove the northern edge of Breaksea Spit when, it being calm, came to in 14 fatho south-east by south distant 10 or 11 miles
”Monday, November 8th At half-past 9 AM Sandy Cape bore south distant 18from south-west by south to West distant about 6south by west distant 10 hout At noon no land in sight
Latitude observed 24 degrees 19 minutes 58 seconds south
”Wednesday, November 10th At Sundown Sandy Cape bore west 1/2 south distant 10very high out to west by north, the southern extre south distant 14 miles, favourable
”Thursday, November 11th At noon fine weather and moderate winds with a confused sea All sail set, the extre froues Latitude observed 25 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds south
”Friday, November 12th At sundown Double Island Point west 1/2 south distant 6 or 7 leagues; at 10 PM tacked to the southwardAt noon the Glass Houses on Glass House Bay south-west by south distant 6 or 7 leagues
”Saturday, Noveht, at 8 AM saw land bearing south-west distant 6 or 7 leagues
”Sunday, Nove up at north Observed Latitude Dead Reckoning 26 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds south
”Monday, Nove west-south-west distant 8 leagues Until noon we had light squalls and very hard rain No observation of Latitude 27 degrees 35 ree ives and not so far East by about 14 or 15 miles