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 o OF AU9TRALIA. 209 draught than four feet, but that having passed it.,. the inlet runs Up a considerable distance, with June soundings from three to four fathoms. Near the. entrance upon the bank o the inlet, several huts were noticed, and near them Mr. Bedwell found a canoe; which, being hollowed out of the trunk of a tree, was of very different construction to any .we had before seen; its length was twenty.one feet, but its greatest breadth in the bilge did not exceed fitteen inches, whilst, at the gunwale, the opening was only from six to eight and a half inches wide; an outrigger, projecting about two feet, was neatly attached to one side, which prevented its liability to overset, and at each end was a projection, from ffiteen to twenty inch es long, on which the natives carry their fire, or sit; nothing was found in the canQe but two paddles and a long pole. The bay on which we had anchored was called, at first, Shelter Bay; but it was alterwards changed to Weary Bay, in. consequence of Cap- rain Cook's having given that ne to the coast in this vicinity. The weather was so thick and unsettled dur. ing the .aftemcon, that we did !net leave this anchorage until nine o'clock the next morning; when it was found necessary that we should take advantage of the first safe anchorage, �o,. I. P

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