Princess Charlotte’s Bay. 
Section of a detached Reef. 
Tide at Claremont Isles. 
Restoration Island. 
Islands fronting Cape Grenville. 
Boydan Island. 
Correct Chart. 
Tides. 
Cairncross Island. 
Escape River. 
Correct position of Reefs. 
York Isles. 
Tides. 
Torres Strait. 
Endeavour Strait. 
Booby Island. 
Remarks on Barrier and its contiguous Islands and Reefs. 
Cape Croker and reef off it. 
Discover error in longitude of Cape. 
Reefs at the mouth of Port Essington. 
Arrive at the latter.

CHAPTER 1.11.

Port Essington. 
Bearings from shoals in the Harbour. 
Appearance of the Settlement. 
Meet Captain Stanley. 
Church. 
Point Record. 
Prospects of the Settlement. 
Buffaloes escape. 
Fence across neck of Peninsula. 
Lieutenant P.B.  Stewart explores the Country. 
Natives. 
Uses of Sand. 
Tumuli-building Birds. 
Beautiful Opossum. 
Wild Bees. 
Escape from an Alligator. 
Result of Astronomical Observations. 
Geological Formation. 
Raffles Bay. 
Leave Port Essington. 
Popham Bay. 
Detect error in position of Port Essington. 
Melville Island. 
Discover a Reef in Clarence Strait. 
Cape Hotham. 
Native Huts and Clothing. 
Geological Formation. 
Discover the Adelaide River. 
Interview with Natives. 
Attempt to come on board. 
Messrs. Fitzmaurice and Keys nearly speared. 
Exploration of the Adelaide. 
Its capabilities. 
Wood-ducks. 
Vampires. 
Another party ascends the Adelaide. 
Meet Natives. 
Canoes. 
Alligator. 
Visit Melville Island. 
Green Ants. 
Thoughts of taking ship up Adelaide abandoned. 
Tides in Dundas Strait. 
Return to Port Essington. 
Theatricals. 
H.M.S.  Pelorus arrives with Provisions. 
Further remarks on the Colony.

CHAPTER 1.12.

Leave Port Essington. 
Reach Timor Laut. 
Meet Proas. 
Chief Lomba. 
Traces of the Crew of the Charles Eaton. 
Their account of the wreck and sojourn on the Island. 
Captain King’s account of the Rescue of the Survivors. 
Boy Ireland’s relation of the sufferings and massacre of the Crew. 
Appearance of the shores of Timor Laut. 
Description of the Inhabitants. 
Dress. 
Leprosy. 
Canoes. 
Village of Oliliet. 
Curious Houses. 
Remarkable Ornaments. 
Visit the Oran Kaya. 
Burial Islet. 
Supplies obtained. 
Gunpowder in request as Barter. 
Proceed to the Arru Islands. 
Dobbo Harbour. 
Trade. 
Present to Chief. 
Birds of Paradise. 
Chinaming Junks’ bottoms. 
Character of Natives. 
Some of them profess Christianity. 
Visit the Ki Islands. 
Village of Ki Illi. 
How protected. 
Place of Worship.