These people continued to harras them so much that they quitted the mainland and retreated to a small island in the harbour, where they completed their design.

Between the latitude of 26 degrees and 27 degrees, they were driven by a current 30 leagues from the shore, among some islands, where they found plenty of large turtles.

Soon after they closed again with the continent, when the boat got entangled in the surf and was driven on shore, and they had all well nigh perished.

They passed rough the straits of Endeavour and, beyond the gulf of Carpentaria, found a large freshwater river, which they entered, and filled from it their empty casks.
Until they reached the gulf of Carpentaria, they saw no natives or canoes differing from those about Port Jackson.

But now they were chased by large canoes, jitted with sails and fighting stages, and capable of holding thirty men each.