Part 19 (1/2)
Norfolk Island to Sydney Cove
”Wednesday, 17th July These 2 hours light breezes and squally At noon found the current set to northward about 11 miles
”Thursday, 18th July Calues, at 4 AM How's island north-north-east 21 leagues
”Thursday, 25th July Port Jackson 74 miles Noon, calm and cloudy
”Friday, 26th July At 11 AM saw the land of Port Stephens 15 miles
”Saturday, 27th July PM Bent best bower Extremes of land west by south
”Sunday, 28th July PM Standing in for land At 4 Rabbit Island 7Reach south-west by south 15 miles
”Monday, 29th July PM At 4 hove up and made sail for Pittwater, at 6 ca thehed and made sail for Port Jackson: North Head south-south-west
”Tuesday, 30th July At 2 set steering sails for Port Jackson Heads, fired 2 guns for a light At 11 came to between the Heads, two schooners in co up the Harbour At 10 cahed and made sail out of Cove At 2 came to in stream with small bower in 9 fathoms At 8 made sail down the Harbour--at 10 North Head of Port Jackson south by west 5able to work up the river
”Tuesday, 6th August PM At 4 weighed and made sail with the flood tide At 7 came to in Mullet Island Reach AM Endeavoured to work up, the wind blowing strong caust PM At 6 made sail up River: at 1 ca the hold to take in wheat
”Monday, 12th August PM Calm and cloudy, unmoored shi+p and towed up river AM Caust At 8 hauled alongside the wharf and took in 157 bushels of wheat for Governust PM At 2 up anchored and towed down to the Greenhills: received Government order to deliver overit away, and heust PM Fresh breezes Received 800 bushels wheat
At 8 ust PM At 5 towed down the River AM at 1 caet on board cedar for Governust At 7 weighed and made sail down River: at 1 AM
carounded, ran the kedge out and hove off
”Tuesday, 20th August At 3 cleared into Port Jackson: half-past ca wheat
”Monday, 26th August Working down Harbour: at 4 came to off South Head: at 5 ust North Head, Broken Bay west-north-west 7 miles, at 3 the Coal Island west-north-west at 5 miles--at 10 AM hauled in between Heads, a boat castown ( ie
Newcastle)
”Wednesday, 28th August Found the vessel driving in shore Found 2 vessels laying there
”Thursday, 29th August At noon, sailed Contest schooner
”Friday, 30th August People e on board coals and cedar for Government