Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia eBook

Philip Parker King
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 366 pages of information about Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia.

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia eBook

Philip Parker King
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 366 pages of information about Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia.

Chapter 6. 
Transactions at Endeavour River, and intercourse with the Natives. 
Examine the River. 
Geognostical Remarks. 
Leave Endeavour River, and resume the examination of the coast. 
Anchor among Howick’s Group, and under Flinders’ Group. 
Explore Princess Charlotte’s Bay, and the Islands and Reefs as far as
Cape York, anchoring in the way on various parts of the coast. 
The cutter nearly wrecked at Escape River. 
Loss of anchor under Turtle Island. 
Pass round Cape York and through Torres Strait, by the Investigator’s
route.

Chapter 7. 
Cross the Gulf of Carpentaria, and resume the survey of the North Coast
at Wessel’s Islands. 
Castlereagh Bay. 
Crocodile Islands. 
Discovery and examination of Liverpool River. 
Natives. 
Arrive at Goulburn Island. 
Complete wood and water. 
Attacked by the natives from the cliffs. 
Leave Goulburn Island, and pass round Cape Van Diemen. 
Resume the survey of the coast at Vernon’s Islands in Clarence Strait. 
Paterson Bay. 
Peron Island. 
Anson Bay. 
Mr. Roe examines Port Keats. 
Prevented from examining a deep opening round Point Pearce. 
Discovery of Cambridge Gulf. 
Lacrosse Island. 
Natives. 
Examination of the Gulf. 
Death of one of the crew. 
Leave Cambridge Gulf. 
Trace the coast to Cape Londonderry.

Chapter 8. 
Examination of the coast between Cape Londonderry and Cape Voltaire,
containing the surveys of Sir Graham Moore’s Islands, Eclipse Islands,
Vansittart Bay, Admiralty Gulf, and Port Warrender. 
Encounter with the natives of Vansittart Bay. 
Leave the coast at Cassini Island for Coepang. 
Obliged to bear up for Savu. 
Anchor at Zeeba Bay, and interview with the rajah. 
Some account of the inhabitants. 
Disappointed in not finding water. 
Leave Zeeba Bay, and beat back against the monsoon to Coepang. 
Complete wood and water, and procure refreshments. 
Return to Port Jackson. 
Pass the latitude assigned to the Tryal Rocks. 
Arrival in Sydney Cove.

Chapter 9. 
Equipment for the third voyage. 
Leave Port Jackson. 
Loss of bowsprit, and return. 
Observations upon the present state of the colony, as regarding the
effect of floods upon the River Hawkesbury. 
Re-equipment and final departure. 
Visit Port Bowen. 
Cutter thrown upon a sandbank. 
Interview with the natives, and description of the country about Cape
Clinton. 
Leave Port Bowen. 
Pass through the Northumberland, and round the Cumberland Islands. 
Anchor at Endeavour River. 
Summary of observations taken there. 
Visit from the natives. 
Vocabulary of their language. 
Observations thereon in comparing it with Captain Cook’s account. 
Mr. Cunningham visits Mount Cook. 
Leave Endeavour River, and visit Lizard Island. 

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