The Lady Nelson now followed the coast towards Western Port.

On the way her commander named a point Cape Paterson in honour of Colonel Paterson of the New South Wales Corps.
He thus describes the manner of his coming to Western Port: "At 4 P.M.

of the 21st we had sight of the island which forms the south head of Western Port having the likeness of a snapper's head or horseman's helmet.

By eight we were up with it.

On opening the entrance of the port I found two small islands situated about three quarters of a mile from the South Head with apparently a good passage between them and the island forming the harbour.