the tide runs very strong, and forms whirlpools.  On passing the point, the river opens into a large, spacious reach, which was called ST. GEORGE’S BASIN; and two conspicuous islands in it were called ST. ANDREW and ST. PATRICK’S ISLANDS.  At the north-east corner are two remarkable hills, MOUNTS TRAFALGAR and WATERLOO:  the situation of the summit of the former is in latitude 15 degrees 16 minutes 35 seconds, and longitude 125 degrees 4 minutes.  The basin is from eight to nine miles in diameter, but affords no safe anchorage until a vessel is above St. Patrick’s Island.  The northern side of the basin is shoaler, and has two small inlets, which trend in on either side of the mounts, and run in for upwards of five miles, but they are salt.  At the south side of the basin there are two or three inlets of considerable size, that trend in towards a low country.  At ten miles South-East by East from the narrow entrance to the basin the river again resumes its narrow channel, and runs up so perfectly straight for fourteen miles in a South-East by East course, that the hills, which rise precipitously on either bank, were lost in distance, and the river assumed the most exact appearance of being a strait; it was from one to one mile and a quarter wide, and generally of from four to eight fathoms deep on a bottom of yellow sand:  the river then took a slight bend, and continued to run up for twelve or thirteen miles further, with a few slight curves, and gradually to decrease in width until terminated by a bar of rocks; which, when the tide rose high enough to fall over, was very dangerous to pass:  here a considerable gully joins the main stream, and, being fresh water, was supposed to have the same source as Roe’s River.  The river trended up for about three or four miles farther, when it is entirely stopped by a rapid formed of stones, beyond which we did not persevere in tracing it; the tide did not reach above this, and the stream was perceived to continue and form a very beautiful fresh-water river, about two or three hundred yards wide.  As our means did not allow of our persevering any further, we gave up our examination.  At seventeen miles above St. George’s Basin, on the south shore, we found a cascade of fresh water falling in a considerable quantity from the height of one hundred and forty feet; and this, in the rainy season, must be a very large fall, for its breadth is at least fifty yards.  At the time of our visit it was near the end of the dry season:  and even then there was a very considerable quantity falling.  Several small inlets trended in on either side of the river above the basin, particularly one upon the north side, which, from the height of the hills under which it trended, would probably produce a freshwater stream.  In 1821 the Bathurst watered from the cascade, but the fatigue was too great, and the heat too powerful, for the boats’ crew had to pull nearly forty miles every trip.  High water took place in St. George’s Basin at twenty minutes after twelve o’clock:  the tide rose twenty-four feet.