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 quarters of a mile lower down, we landed on the Ism9. north bank, on Rawdon Island, on the edge of the May . swamp seen near our tent in the Loudon Branch. We also landed at Black-man Point, and had an interview with twenty-five natives; amont whom we recognised several that had visited us at the anchorage, and who appearS. delighted and happy at meeting us again: after spending half an hour with them we re-embarked, and ar- rived on board by sunset. Between this and the 20th our time was busily spent in laying down and making further obser- vations upon the soundings of he port and bar. And on the 21st, at highwater, having completed 2. our object, we lei the harbour; in steering over the bar found eleven feet water at about thirty- five yards from the' sunken rocks. The Lady Nelson, in following, kept more over towards the orth side of the channel and, ing near the edge of the' sand rollers, had but nine feet. On reaching the offing Lieutenant Oxle em- barked'in the Lady Nelson, to return to Port Jackson, and soon afterwards the two vessels parted company. In consequence of the report made by Lieute- nant Oxley to the Governor, upon the result of the expedition, an establislnent has been since

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