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Through calms and wind they had much difficulty in doubling Cape Leeuwin, and on the 10th of January, 1802, they sighted the southern coast of Van Dieman's Land, and devoted some time to the examination of that island, finding many discrepancies in the chart of D'Entrecasteaux.
Of course, we kept close in- shore all the time, and made pretty good progress until we passed Apsley Strait, avoiding the huge Van Dieman's Gulf, with its alligator-infested rivers and creeks. We must have been close to Port Darwin when, with little or no warning, a terrific storm arose, and quickly carried us out to sea in a south-westerly direction.
Experience had taught him, that the vegetables now mentioned, when thus dressed, are extremely beneficial to seamen, in removing the various scorbutic complaints to which they are subject. Our commander had entertained a desire of visiting Van Dieman's Land, in order to inform himself whether it made a part of New Holland.
Let the reply to this inquiry be made in the very words given in evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons, in 1838. "There is not a native in Van Dieman's Land. The last portion that was secured was sent to a small island called Gun Carriage Island, where they are maintained at the expense of government, and I believe some attempts at civilisation have been made.
The French Expedition Buonaparte's lavish outfitting Baudin in the Geographe Coast casualties Sterile and barren appearance Privations of the crew Sails for Timor Hamelin in the NATURALISTE Explores North-Western coast Swan River Isle of Rottnest Joins her consort at Coepang Sails for Van Dieman's Land Examination of the South-East coast of Australia Flinders' prior visit ignored French names substituted Discontent among crew Baudin's unpopularity Bad food Port Jackson Captain King's Voyages Adventures in the MERMAID An extensive commission Allan Cunningham, botanist Search at Seal Islands for memorial of Flinders' visit Seed sowing Jeopardy to voyage Giant anthills An aboriginal Stoic Cape Arnhem and west coast exploration Macquarie Strait Audacity of natives Botanical results satisfactory Malay Fleet Raffles Bay Port Essington Attack by natives Cape Van Dieman Malay Teachings Timor and its Rajah Return to Port Second Voyage MERMAID and LADY NELSON East Coast Cleveland Bay Cocoa-nuts and pumice stones Endeavour River Thieving natives Geological formation of adjacent country Remarkable coincidences Across Gulf of Carpentaria Inland excursion Cambridge Gulf Ophthalmia amongst crew MERMAID returns to port.
Besides this, many people in England found there was not work or food enough for them at home, and went to settle in Canada, and Australia, and Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand, making, in all these distant places, the new English homes called colonies; and thus there have come to be English people wherever the sun shines. William IV. died in the year 1837.
Bass, the governor of the English colony sent out him and Captain Flinders, then employed as a lieutenant of one of His Majesty's ships on the New South Wales station, with a view to ascertain whether Mr. Bass's belief of the separation of Van Dieman's Land was well founded. They embarked on board a small-decked boat of 25 tons, built of the fir of Norfolk island.
He completed the survey of the whole eastern coast; of Bass's Straits and Van Dieman's Land, observing very carefully every thing relative to the rocks, shoals, tides, winds, currents, &c.
In the course of the ten following years, the western and northern coasts were visited. The southern coast was first discovered in 1627, but we have no particulars respecting the voyage in which it was discovered. In 1642, Tasman, a celebrated Dutch navigator, sailed from Batavia, and discovered the southern part of Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand.
Many perished miserably of want and sickness, and many others effected their escape to Van Dieman's Land, where they gave a melancholy account of the wretchedness of those who were unable to flee from the scene of their errors. The active intelligence, and unremitting exertions of the Governor, Sir James Stirling, at length ameliorated the condition of the unfortunate settlers.
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