On the voyage to this place three charts of the north-west coast were reduced and copied by Mr. Roe and were forwarded to the Admiralty by H.M.  Sloop Cygnet, together with a brief account of our voyage from the time that we parted company with the Dick, off Cape Van Diemen.

No observations were taken at this place excepting for ascertaining the rates of the chronometers, and for the variation and dip of the magnetic needle:  the former being 12 degrees 31 minutes West, and the latter 51 degrees 42 minutes 1 second.  The situation of the observatory has been long since fixed by the Abbe de la Caille in 20 degrees 10 minutes South latitude, and 57 degrees 29 minutes East longitude.

I cannot conclude this very brief account of our visit to Mauritius without expressing my acknowledgments for the civilities and hospitality we received from our countrymen at Port Louis, particularly from His Excellency Sir Robert T. Farquhar, Bart., who so long and ably presided as Governor of the Island; and for the valuable assistance rendered me in our re-equipment by Captain Fairfax Moresby, C.B., of H.M.  Ship Menai, for which the expedition I had the honour to command is under more than a common professional obligation.

Chapter 3. 
Departure from Port Louis. 
Voyage to the South-west Coast of New Holland. 
Anchor in King George the Third’s Sound. 
Occurrences there. 
Visited by the Natives. 
Our intercourse with them. 
Descriptions of their weapons and other implements. 
Vocabulary of their language. 
Meteorological and other observations. 
Edible plants. 
Testaceous productions.

1821.  November 10.

On the 10th November we were ready for sea.

November 15.

But, from various delays, did not quit the port until the 15th.  At midnight we passed round the Morne Brabant, and the next evening at sunset saw the high land of Bourbon:  for the first two days we had south-east winds and upon reaching the parallel of 25 degrees, the winds became light and baffling with calms.

November 21.

But as we advanced more to the southward they gradually veered to east and north-east, and afterwards to north-west, with very fine weather.

November 28.

We did not get out of the influence of these variable winds until the 28th when we were at noon in latitude 32 degrees 47 minutes and longitude 65 degrees 5 minutes; after which we encountered westerly winds and rough weather.  On the whole we had a very quick passage to the coast of New Holland; and for the last week were expedited by a strong westerly gale without encountering any accident or the occurrence of any circumstance worth recording.

1821.  December 23.

On the 23rd December at daylight the land about Cape Chatham was in sight, and a course was directed to the eastward for King George’s Sound; where it was my intention to complete our wood and water previous to commencing the examination of the west coast.  At four o’clock in the afternoon we hauled round Bald Head and, entering the Sound, soon afterwards anchored at one mile from the entrance of Princess Royal Harbour.