Volume I Part 32 (1/2)

ORONTES REEF

The least depth on the Orontes reef is about a fathoenerally discoloured state of the water, renders it ireatly increases the injury done by its presence to the mouth of the harbour The sa Point S the latter, we hauled to the wind, South-West by South up Port Essington

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Port Essington

Bearings from shoals in the Harbour

Appearance of the Settlement

Meet Captain Stanley

Church

Point Record

Prospects of the Settlement

Buffaloes escape

Fence across neck of Peninsula

Lieutenant PB Stewart explores the Country

Natives

Uses of Sand

Tu Birds

Beautiful Opossuator

Result of Astronoical Forton

Pophaton

Melville Island

Discover a Reef in Clarence Strait

Cape Hothaical Formation

Discover the Adelaide River

Intervieith Natives

Attempt to come on board

Messrs Fitzmaurice and Keys nearly speared

Exploration of the Adelaide

Its capabilities

Wood-ducks

Vampires

Another party ascends the Adelaide

Meet Natives

Canoes