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after the Calcutta arrival, several days were employed in a fruitless search for a more eligible place to establish the Colony, than the vicinity of the Harbours Mouth afforded the scarcity of water and poorness of the soil here, outweighing the convenience of situation; at last tolerable water having been procured by sinking Casks in the sand, this spot was fixed on at least for a temporary establishment, and named Sullivans bay by the Lieutenant Governor, but as from the extent of the Port (the extremes being sunk in the Horizon) it was naturally supposed that more convenient spots might be found, the first Lieutenant of the Calcutta was directed to ascertain this material point by surveying the port, & the following is a Copy of his report to Cap. Woodriff.
From the entrance of the Port to Arthurs Seat the land is high and indented with many small bays, formed by projecting sand stone Cliffs, the soil is very sandy and rather thinly wooded. At Sullivans bay the beach runs off flat for ¼ of a Mile, but as the water is always very
smooth