The day being far spent in this survey I deemed it best to get on board as the vessel was just visible with her head towards us and becalmed.

On the 12th we had fresh gales and cloudy weather, the shore we were running along was low and covered with thick brush training in a north-east direction which Messieurs Flinders and Bass have given very accurate descriptions of." Of his coming to Sydney, Grant writes, "Governor King had taken the precaution of leaving a letter for me at the Cape, describing the particular marks for knowing the entrance of the Port, which no doubt saved us much trouble.

They consisted of a flagstaff erected on the South Head or left hand side of the entrance, and when vessels are seen the flag is hoisted.

This land being high may be seen at a considerable distance on a clear day.

In the afternoon of the 16th saw the flagstaff as described by Governor King.