Volume II Part 40 (2/2)
Their destiny is acco certainly, but still a necessity--they have been expatriated for their own preservation; to restore them, would be but to ensure their speedier destruction; and all we can do is to soothe their declining years, to provide that they shall advance gently, surrounded by all the coion, to their inevitable dooreat lesson from their melancholy history, namely, that we should not leave, until it is too late, the aborigines of the countries we colonize exposed to the dangers of an unregulated intercourse with the whites; that, without giving theerous extreh-enerous are susceptible in the case of a depressed race--we should consider, that in entering their country we incur a great responsibility, and that it behoves us at once to establish distinctly the relation in which they stand to the government, the colonists, and the soil!
COAST FROM THE TAMAR TO EMU BAY
Mr Fitzmaurice's examination of the coast to the ard extended to Dial Point, distant twenty-nine miles from the Tamar In this space there are no less than five rivers, all with very short courses, and not navigable except by boats and small craft; and by these only, on account of the surf on their bars, in fine weather The first empties itself into an estuary, called Port Sorel; but it is difficult to detect the mouths of the others in the low sandy shore, which is deceptive, as the hills rising i appearance fro These rivers, namely, the Sorel, the Mersey, the Don, the Frith, and the Leven, are distant frohteen, twenty, twenty-three and twenty-sevennearly two miles froe of hills, nearly 2000 feet high, in which asbestos is found, lies midway between Port Sorel and the Tae, of the saht, is situated twenty-three rees West froranite, and as it glistens in the first bea sun like an immense spire, forms the most reh level ranges extend to the eastward of it for sorees 17 rees 28 1/2South by West is a distant guide to Emu Bay)
Frorees West, and as far as Rocky Point the shore is steep and woody Emu Bay lies at the end of the first tenshelter in westerly winds A river of the same name runs into it, and another called the Blyth joins the sea a mile and a half on the Tamar side of the east point, which has a remarkable round hill on it: nearly four and five and a half miles to the ard of this bay are other small streams An islet lies at the hbourhood only the shore, which falls back a little, is sandy and faced with rocks
(Footnote The North-West or Blackrees 2 rees 18 minutes 50 seconds West of Sydney)
ROCKY CAPE
The River Inglis is of a good size; but a reef extends off the mouth and some distance to the eastward; it is two miles and a half to the South-South-East of a headland, called Table Cape, the distances bethich, Rocky Cape, Circular Head, and Emu Bay, are equal, nah pointed summit, with other peaks in the rear; a sunken rock is said to lie a mile and a half north of it; and the coast froht; five miles to the south-east of it is a sandy bay with a s into it The Sisters, two round hills, 870 feet high, renders the east point remarkable; an islet with a reef of considerable extent fronts it for some distance
ESCAPED CONVICTS
One of the pilots at Port Dalry the west coast of Tasmania, from Macquarie Harbour to Point Woolnorth He crossed four or five srowing in an i the surface of the soil, so that he could onlythe shore He was landed from a colonial vessel, by a party of convicts who had taken possession of it, and afterwards succeeded in reaching Valdivia, on the west coast of South America They scuttled the vessel off the harbour'sit to have foundered Being useful artificers in such an out of the way place, few inquiries were overnor as a very acceptable addition to the population Singular to say, when at Valdivia in 1835, I saw soarded as a very great acquisition, although a kind of mystery was attached to them However, their enjoyment of liberty and repose was destined to be but short Their whereabouts became known, and a ain effected their escape, in a boat they had just finished for the governor; and they have not since been heard of
The reave a detailed and interesting narrative of the whole affair
DIRECTIONS FOR THE NAVIGATION OF THE MOUTH OF THE TAMAR
The few quiet days we had during our stay at Port Dalrys at the entrance Beacons were also erected on the shore by the Beagle's crew, for guiding vessels through the channels; they, however, require to be kept white, in order to shoell against the dark ground behind I furnished Lieutenant M
Friend, RN the port officer, with a few notes on the navigation of the Taive below
(Footnote Thethe na to report, only 9 feet on one spot at loater, spring tides, but the least depth found on it by the (Beagle's) boats was 12 feet The north extreme of Low Head, in one with the first black cliffy projection to the eastward of it, or the flagstaff on Low Head, open northward of the lighthouse, clears the northern edge of it The leading enerally called the Eastern Channel, are the Shear and West Beacons The latter stands in front of Dr Browne's house, which is the first inside Point Friend, the western entrance point The Shear Beacon must be kept a little open to the left or eastward of the West Beacon, until you get abreast of the lighthouse; after which, both beacons should be kept in one When within two cables and a half of the Shear Beacon, the course should be changed in the direction of the Red Beacon on the Barrel Rock, the first on the eastern side, to avoid a patch of kelp, extending one cable and a half in an easterly direction from the Shear Beacon, the depth, there, at loater is 9 fathoe, apparently extending from Low Head to the Middle Ground
The Western Channel is two cables wide, with a depth, in the shoalest part, of 10 fathoms; it is formed by the Middle Ground on the eastern side, and the Yellow Rock Reef on the western; the latter is an extensive patch of kelp, with a double light-coloured rock near its extremity The least water on it at loater is 6 feet; frorees West five-tenths of a ht-tenths of a e Town in a line lead over the outer extreenerally a white buoy in its vicinity, and a black one on the western edge of the Middle Ground The Barrel Rock red beacon, and the high and lohite beacons, erected by the Beagle's crew on the shore over Lagoon Bay, kept in one, lead through the Western Channel When abreast of the Shear Beacon, steer for the next beyond on the west side of the channel, to avoid a long patch of kelp, with three and five fatho two cables and a half to the South-South-West of the Barrel Rock
The high part of the Western Reef, bearing South by East leads into the fairway of the Western Channel, ill be seen the white beacons over Lagoon Bay The latter is the second sandy beach inside the lighthouse on the eastern shore The Western Reefs are those fronting Point Friend; the part above-h-water, is a black patch of rocks near their northern extreer near the entrance of the Tamar is the Hebe Reef, named after a shi+p lost on it in 1808; it occupies a space of a quarter of a mile, chiefly in an east direction A small portion of its centre is nearly dry at loater; this part bears South 89 degrees West, three hthouse on Low Head; inside it there is a channel of 7 fatho northward of it, is a white spot on the North-West extrehthouse; the latter will then bear East 16 degrees South
The shoals, on either side, within the entrance of the river, are marked with beacons Those on the western shore, have a letter V sideith a vertical bar on the top; and those on the eastern a dagger Shoals marked with chequered buoys, nifies that the danger extends from the eastern shore; and a white one, that it extends from the western
The result of 115 tidal observations, taken three ives 12 hours 06 e day The rise of tide was irregular, the least being 4, and the greatest 10 feet The highest noticed in the Beagle was during the neaps, caused by a strong North-West gale forcing the water into the river The tides flow 5 hours 50fro as the river is confined or open The ebb-strea round Low Head into the bay to the eastward, is apt to drift vessels in that direction Threethe flood-stream runs from one to two knots to the West-North-West
The position of the lighthouse on Low Head is as follows: latitude 41 degrees 03 rees 25 rees 50 rees 05 ht is elevated 140 feet above the sea-level, and may be seen, in clear weather, sixteenonce in fifty seconds)
THE GLENNIE ISLES
On December 19th both vessels left the Tamar; the Vansittart for Flinders Island, to land the unfortunate natives; whilst the Beagle crossed the strait to Wilson's Pro north and south, with a hollow in the centre, forh It is the northern the south-western face of the Proive it a castellated appearance We did not find this anchorage very good, the depth being 20 fathoms, and the bottom sand over rock Three small islets lie close to the south-west point, and a reef extends a cable's length off the northern There is a passage nearly four miles wide, and 23 fathoms deep, between this part of Glennie's Group and the Proh land on the latter, bearing East 1/2 North is a distant guide to the anchorage, in which the flood-tide sets to the northward, and when aided by the current, attains a strength of a knot and a half; the tie Cove
We found on this, the largest of the group, a s, that had been left behind by some visitor, recently I should say, from his anxiety to be taken on board, which was done It was, also, on this island that the intrepid Bass met a number of runaway convicts, who had been treacherously left by their coe for the boat they had run aith fro the wreck of the Sydney Cove, at Preservation Island in Banks Strait Thus they were actually the first to traverse this part of the Strait, which has received its na Mr Bass
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