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vi Contents. PAGE His visit to the Furneaux Islands — He and Bass sail round Tasmania in the Norfolk — Fate of Bass . • . .12 CHAPTER III. GBANT's DI8COVEBIES IN THE "LADY NELSON*' ON HIS VOYAGE OUT. The Lady Nelson — Her departure from England — Adventures of the voyage — Instructions for her proceedings — Stay at and departure from the Cape — Grant's remarks "on coming in with the land of New Holland" — He discovers and names chief points on Victorian coast, west of Port Phillip — Observa- tions in passing Wilson's Promontory — Arrival at Sydney — First ship from England through Bass's Straits — Governor King's account of Grant's and other discoveries in the Straits — Curious conjectures about an Australian Mediterranean . 27 CHAPTER IV. VISITS TO WE8TEBN POET OF THE " LADY NELSON " UNDEB GBANT AND MUBBAY. Grant goes to Western Port — Accompanied by Ensign Barrallier to conduct survey — Examination and description of Port and neighbourhood — Dexterity of " the faithful Euranabie " — Ex- cursion of Grant and Barrallier — Birds and timber — Opinion of the harbour — Soil of Victoria first tilled — First " harvest- home" — A historical coal-shovel — Despatch of Governor King about the expedition — Murray takes the Lady Nelson to Western Port— Various incidents of her stay there — Weather very unfavourable — Interview with natives — Lady Nelson a third time in Western Port 49 CHAPTER V. POET PHILLIP BAY DI8COVEBED AND BNTBBED. Existing accounts of discovery of Port Phillip Bay inaccurate — Digit zed by GoOgk