addition or correction could be made to captain Cook’s chart.  At Moreton Bay, further on, that navigator had left it in doubt whether there were any opening; and therefore we closed in again with the land at Point Look-out, on the 14th.  At noon, the point bore S. 42 deg.  E., three or four miles, and a small flat islet E. 3 deg.  N. three miles; the opening in Moreton Bay was then evident, and bore W. N. W. It is small, and formed by two sandy points, beyond which a large extent of water was visible.  Our latitude at this time, was 27 deg. 24’, giving that of Point Look-out to be 27 deg. 27’ south.  Captain Cook says it is “in latitude 27 deg. 6’;” * a difference which probably arose from his having allowed for a strong northern current during the run of four or five hours from the preceding noon, whereas, in reality, none existed; for his course and distance by log, from the noon’s observation, would give the point in its true latitude.

[* Hawkesworth’s Voyages, Vol III. page 119.]

We stood on to within two miles of the opening in Moreton Bay; but seeing it blocked up by many shoals of sand, and the depth having diminished from 12 to 4 fathoms, the course was altered for Cape Moreton, which was visible seven or eight leagues to the northward.  At eight in the evening, the anchor was dropped in 7 fathoms at the entrance of Glass-house Bay, Cape Moreton bearing E. S. E. two or three miles.

But little progress was made up the bay on the 15th, owing to the many shoals in it, and to a foul wind.  At noon, the latitude of Cape Moreton was ascertained to be 27 deg. 01/2’ south, and the longitude from distances of stars east and west of the moon, corrected by the observations at Greeenwich, was 153 deg. 25’ east; being 41/2’ south, and 7’ west of its position by captain Cook.  In the evening, when the lunar distances were observed, the sloop was at anchor in 11 fathoms on the west side of the entrance, within two miles of a low projection which an unfortunate occurrence afterwards caused to be named Point Skirmish.

On the 16th, whilst beating up amongst the shoals, an opening was perceived round the point; and being much in want of a place to lay the sloop on shore, on account of the leak, I tried to enter it; but not finding it accessible from the south, was obliged to make the examination with the boat, whilst the sloop lay at anchor five miles off.  There was a party of natives on the point, and our communication was at first friendly; but after receiving presents they made an attack, and one of them was wounded by our fire.  Proceeding up the opening, I found it to be more than a mile in width; and from the quantities of pumice stone on the borders, it was named Pumice-stone River.  It led towards the remarkable peaks called the Glass Houses, which were now suspected to be volcanic, and excited my curiosity.