The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson

the Porpoise and had accompanied Grant when he went for the second time to try and explore Governor King's Bay, and the Governor apparently thought him a capable

r visitors go on board...Your board netting is to be kept up while in the river." King evidently was determined to guard against the capture of the brig by runaway convicts, a fate which had overtaken the Norfolk. Murray succeeded to the command of the brig on her return from this Hawkesbury trip. His first voyage was to Norfolk Island, when he carried orders and i

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Murray went on board and waited on ye Commander of that vessel. At 6 Lieutenant Murray returned on board, hoisted in our gig and gave the Porpoise three cheers, which was r

ght rain and thunder and lightning. At 8 A.M. the wind rather took off and we had clear weather, but with a

Very heavy squall attended with thunder and lightning, large hail stones at ye same time. At 10

aring north-east distant 16 or 17 leagues. At 10 P.M. when it cleared saw Balls Pyramid bearing north by west distant 6 or 9 miles: at 12

esh breezes and clear-squ

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of Norfolk. At 4 A.M. made sail-at 6 A.M. saw Norfolk and Phillip Islands distant 12 lea

nother gun-at 7 P.M. John Drumond, pilot, came on board, took charge as pilot-sent our boatswain's mate on shore in pilot's boat with letter to Lieutenant Governor-kept standing off all night-at daylight the Storehouse distant 3 miles-at 6 A.M. landed Captain E. Abbott, Ensign Piper and

under snug sail and stood off and on during night-at 4 P.M. Phillip's Island bore north di

in her ye officers' baggage-at 6 P.M. the weather looking rather unfavourable ran the vess

aillie's baggage. Stood off and on during night-in the morning went into Sydney Bay-a b

shore in her. In a little time he returned and informed me it was the Lieutenant-Governor's orders that I should stand to sea and await boat-made all sail and s

s of a boat went around to Sydney Bay and obs

f his baggage-all the other passengers came on board-discharged the pilot. At 6 made sail-at 7 P.M

dy and rain-a high sea running-strong g

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rth-west 10 or 11 miles-at 8 A.M. south head of Broken Bay bore to

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g to proceed in the Lady Nelson and finish the exploration of the south coast, which Grant

f King's Island...You will make the circuit of that island or islands in addition to the King's instructions respecting new discoveries...You will carefully examine...all within 6 miles round the island to ascertain whether a vessel may anchor. Having completed the survey...you will ascertain the time of bearing...between the south westernmost point and Albatross Islands, the northernmost of Hunter's Islands and the Pyramid. Having completed...your survey thus far you will ascertain to what distance soundings may be got to the westward of the Norfolk's and Lady Nelson's passages taking care to traverse across to the latitude of 42 degrees on the so

elf under his command. And in case you fall in and are come up with by the Naturaliste and Geographe, French vessels

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October 3