1788, At four fo, tbc Mffirnfog thé Strips and convoy
made fail, and at eight o’clock anchored in eight fathom
water; C&ps Ban^s B- S* JJ., Point ^ölandejr S. S. E. and ;the
en&ran«^ q£ tte b ay*. between thefo .two lands,. W. S> W. We
found, liere the Supply tendor» which had arrived the x 8 th, and
the Alexander, Scarborough, and Priendfliip tranipoarts,, who
bad oniy anaynd the day? before^ ; To fee aU the Wptefe&;ht-
tb§ir deftriiied jporf, without- éi^ér having, by any-ar^dr-H^
been 'oflfl'hour and all the; people in- as. good
health a$ Qoold be e^pe^ted. or hoped fe% .after* fe long in
voyage* ém n %htr truly plealkg, mé at : 5fchieh every
heart n*nft rejoin;.. As. we failed into the bay, fome- of the
natives were on the fboio, looking with feendng, attention at
foch large rnoying bodies coming aroongft them. In.- the
evenings the; boats, were perntittid to fe®d on tbeh^r^fide^
m order to get Waècr a©4. pafe f e the; little flock, we . had
regaining»; An oncer’s guard, was;placed there t© prevent
the fea^nen fro®; draggling*. qz having any: improper inters
Oteirfe; withl the natiyafi. Captain, Hwntegj. after anchoring,
waited on tho; govemer* on board the- Supply^whoy with
feweral other- ofifoers^. landed?. As, they «.Bowed along the
ihore, fome of thé natives followed the boat; bmt on her
putting
putting te for - thé fhote* they «sa into the woods-. some of 1788-,
the gentteWn, however, before they returned on hoard, ob^
teiafed4h-tótei!ftew-.with <fegni$. 4 wteg whiek they fhowed
fome diftruft, but* upon the whole* were civilly inclined. The
boat! fegt to haul thè féfoë fêtiitfiëd, having had tolerable
fuèéèfs. The fifo they ê’töght Wifè bteaM» Mullet, large
#ay% béfidês Mariy Öthff ftefïl^ l|ëè-iê#.
***** Hfhè gsmmtï Hüfttef, and the tWè
mafters uf the Men of war, with a party of Marines, fet ©ff
this Mófftiagj in two rigged long- boats,, to examine Port
Jaekfon, a harbour lying a little ts the northward, which
was difeovered by Captain Cook,
*3*- T h e party returned t i tóW ih i^ 'fo lf è f ptü&toM
the extent and esfoellenee o f the hatfeoifffoas well èê thé
foperfotfty óf the ground, watefyund fifoaficév fo that of
Botany Bay j wMch,^ï own, dsaea nothin My opinion, by
anfmMhs Merit fhe\ ÉófeMèUdation& bëilbwèd én if by thé
élüóh-laMelïtéd Cook,- Mid others,-’ whbféf AShiés and jüdg**
teents are ftö* left adMifed and cffeéined. During hls e^èêl-*
feney s abfeüce the liëUténaM governor had iffUed Ms- Orders’
to land all the artificers’ that cOtfld befound ahlofig the Oort-*
fièts, and a party of other», to eleaaf the ground for thé in-*
Q_ 2 tended