imate was
thought good, though moist; and the supplies of wood, water, and fish,
for ships, were abundant; but the preference, in these respects, was
given to Adventure Bay, even by the French admiral.

_Mons. Labillardiere_, in his previously published account of
D'Entrecasteaux's voyage, says, that he found a small vein of coal near
the South Cape; and that limestone rocks exist on the west-side of
Adventure Bay. These circumstances are omitted by M. de Rossel; as is
also the remark, that although the natives had their teeth perfect, in
general, yet in some near the bay, one, and sometimes two of the upper
front teeth were wanting. The same thing was observed by Dampier, of the
inhabitants on the north-west coast of Terra Australis; and this
coincidence, together with their similarity of person, particularly in
the woolly hair, is sufficiently remarkable to induce a belief, that
these people, placed at the two extremities of this vast country, have
yet one common origin; although the intermediate inhabitants of the East
Coast differ in some essential particulars.

HAYES. 1794.

Captain JOHN HAYES, of the Bombay marine, visited Storm Bay and
D'Entrecasteaux's Channel, with the private ships _Duke_ and _Dutchess_
from India, in 1794. He went much further up the Riviere du Nord, than
the boat from the French ships had done, and gave it the name of the
DERWENT RIVER. This name is likely to efflace the first appellation, and
with some degree of propriety; both from the superior extent of captain
Hayes' examination, and from _North River_ being an equivocal term for a
stream at the _south end_ of Van Diemen's Land.

That captain Hayes had some intimation of the French discovery is
evident, but not knowing the distinctive appellations given, he took upon
himself to impose names every where. Succeeding visitors have gone with
his _sketch_ in their hands, whilst the charts of D'Entrecasteaux were
unknown in that part of the world; from whence, and still more from those
names having now become familiar to the settlement established in the
Derwent River, it will be difficult, if not impossible in many cases, for
the original discoverer to be reinstated in his rights.

The head of the Derwent is the sole part where captain Hayes' sketch
conveys information, not to be found much more accurately delineated in
the charts of D'Entrecasteaux.

PRIOR DISCOVERIES IN TERRA AUSTRALIS.

SECTION IV

EAST COAST, WITH VAN DIEMEN'S L