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 fathoms; when you are abreast of the north low sandy poin A. you have passed th.e sand-bank on the. eastern side, the Sect. IL extremity of which bears from the point W.�N. about one N[-ast mile; then haul in E.b.S., and anchor at about one-third Coast, of n mile from the low sandy point bearing North. In hauling round this point, you must not sh. oalen your water, on the south side, to less than four fathoms, as the sand bank projects for a mile and a quarter from Middle Head. In the centre of the channel, between Sandy Point and Middle Head, and at about one third of a mile from the former, you will have seve'.n, eight, and nine fathoms water, until it bears N.h.E. when it shoals to five fathoms. qe situation of the extremity of the low sandy point upon Cap= tain Flinders's chart (East Coast, sheet III.) is in latitude 23 � 45", and longitude 151 � 45". High water takes place at eight hours and a half after the toOOh'S transit. In standing into Rodd Bay, the water does not shoalan until you are in a line with the north Points of Facing Island and Bustard Bay. There is a run of fresh water in the bay to the eastward of the low sandy point, but it was not thought to he a du- rable stream. Wood may be cut close to the beach, and embarked without impediment. PORT BOWEN. Captain FUnders, in his account of this port, has merely confined himself to the anchorage under Entrance Island, (lat. 2 �, Ion. 150 � 30"), which is, at best, but an exposed roadstead. The channel i, on the north side of the. island, is free from daner, but, on the south side, between it and Cape Clinton, there is an extensive shoal on which the sea breaks heavily; it was not aseertalned whether it is connected with the bank otf the, south end of the island, but there is every probability of it. The inlet round Cape Clinton affords. good anchor'age; but,

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