The soil was here very good, but the trees and underwood were so thick that we did not venture far from the boat.

A native's basket was found, and the usual signs of their having lately been hereabouts.

We also landed on a projecting point, at the bottom of the bay, to obtain bearings; and a second time under a remarkable cliffy point on the west side, from the summit of which another set of bearings were obtained, which completed the survey of the port; and we named it Raffles Bay, in compliment to Sir Stamford.
At night, the seine was hauled under High Point, and procured us a good mess of fish.
April 19.
We left Raffles' Bay on the 19th in the morning, and ran along the western shore to the North-West point which we passed round; and, steering between it and a low sandy island, entered a bay, at the bottom of which was an opening, but we were prevented from entering it by shoal water.
The next point to the westward is Point Smith, and at the distance of a mile from it, is a ledge of rocks on which the sea constantly breaks.

We passed close round the reef, and hauled into a very considerable opening about six or seven miles wide, and at least five or six leagues deep.

At the bottom of this inlet was some higher land than usual, and among it two flat-topped hills were very conspicuous.