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[Page 14]
Q.R.
The land in the middle of the bay between Q & R is low sandy and thickly covered with small she oak trees on the western side of the bay is an extensive salt Marsh through which winds an open lagoon with two outlets, forming a swampy Island: a mud flat runs off from this marsh a considerable distance, and renders landing very troublesome.
R.S
From R to S. is a sandy flat with small trees, the shore lined with rocks and a good deal of swell on it.
From S. a low sandy plain of a bright green verdure without a single shrub extends to the Hummocks. The shore is here formed into low perpendicular Cliffs of Sand stone, resembling a wall; the water is shoal a mile off and a dangerous surf breaks on the shore.
ST.
At point T the soil changes from sandy, and a deep bed of Maile succeeds, covered more or less with vegetable mold. The appearance of the land in this place and the muddy bottom which gave me hopes of finding a river induced me to examine it with greater minuteness than I had time to bestow on the other parts of the harbour
butts a day. The most convenient anchorage for both these watering places is to being the Mouth of the river to bear SEb[y]S in 5 fath. 1½ mile off shore.
[maile: a type of plant]