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at 4 heavy squalls with rain, split the main stay-sail all to pieces, at 5 broke the tiller, heavy sea. "Monday, 24th June. P.M. Cloudy with rain: at 6 A.M. saw Phillip's Island bearing east-north-east 4 leagues, Mount Pitt 7 leagues: at 11 between the Islands, bore up to Cascade: saw the Governor King standing off and on the Island. At noon Pilot came on board. "Tuesday, 25th June. P.M. Standing off Cascade. At 6 Point How N. by S. 2 miles: standing under the lee of the Island: Governor King in company these 12 hours. At noon standing off and on Cascade: fired 2 guns for boat. "Wednesday, 26th June. P.M. Fresh breezes and cloudy. Point How bore south-south-west 8 leagues: sent boat on shore to repair. "Thursday, 27th June. P.M. At 8 light breezes. Abreast of Mount Pitt standing for Sydney: bent the warps to kedge. At midnight between the Islands: at 8 A.M. got one boat alongside to discharge stores. "Friday, 28th June. P.M. At 4 people on board discharging stores for the island at 8 standing to westward, Phillip Island distant 5 miles--at 8 brought up abreast Sydney, Governor King in company. "Saturday, 29th June. P.M. At 8 slipt the small cable. A.M. Beat up under lee of Nepean Island. "Sunday, 30th June. P.M. At 4 parted the best bower close to the clinch and stood away to Phillip Island; Norfolk Island west by north 6 miles. At midnight wore ship and stood to South. "Monday, 1st July. P.M. Strong gales, stood to south; Norfolk Island south-west distant 20 miles, at midnight wore ship to Harbour. "Tuesday, 2nd July. P.M. Stood to southward; Norfolk Island 24 miles, these 18 hours wore ship and made sail occasionally. "Wednesday, 3rd July. Repairing rigging. Norfolk Island south-west by south 14 miles. "Thursday, 4th July. At noon employed getting the settler's goods, the Governor King in company. "Friday, 5th July. Received settlers and goods with 4 soldiers. At midnight standing to north-east. At 11 A.M. got a boat on board with the raft. "Saturday, 6th July. At 4 A.M. standing in and off Island and fell in with Harbour Buoys. "Sunday, 7th July. P.M. Clearing the boats. Receiving passengers and prisoners on board for Port Jackson. Governor King in company: at 4 and 8 A.M. made sail, at noon Phillip Island 7 leagues. ... Norfolk Island to Sydney Cove. "Wednesday, 17th July. These 2 hours light breezes and squally. At noon found the current set to northward about 11 miles. "Th
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