They had erected dwellings here and there, but chiefly lived in a cave near the shore, over the entrance to which they had built a sort of gallery.

This structure, conjointly with the cave, formed a commodious habitation, to which they had given the name of _Rockhouse_.

In the vicinity, a stream flowed tranquilly into the sea; this stream they were accustomed to call _Jackal River_, because, a few days after their landing, they had encountered some of these animals on its banks.

Fronting Rockhouse the coast curved inwards, the headlands on either side enclosing a portion of the ocean; to this inlet they had given the name of _Safety Bay_, because it was here they first felt themselves secure after having escaped the dangers of the storm.

In the centre of the bay there was a small island which they called _Shark's Island_, to commemorate the capture of one of those monsters of the deep.