water from the fr?ahn?s of the. sea. breeze, it Ism gained as much as nine inch? in one hour and twenty minute. From the alarming increase of the leak, it became absolutely necessary to ascertain the full extent of the damage, in orc?r that we might? ff possible, repair it, so as not to prevent the further prosecution of the voyage, or at least to ensure our return to Port Jackson. We were fortunately upon a Part of the coast where the tides had a suff?ent rise and fall to enable us to lay her on shore without difficulty; but the beaches in York Sound and Prince Fre. deri�'s Harbour were all too steep for the pur- pose. The spring tides were now at hand; and, it being on this account very important that it should be done as ?pt?xiily as possible, ! le? the cutter the following morning in search of a convenient pla?e, in which I was fortunately very soon successful; for, at the bottom bf the port in which we had anchored, we landed on the sandy beach of a bay which, to my inexpressible satis- faction, was found in every way suitable for the object we had in view. Deferring, th?ref'ore, any further examination for a more co. nvenient op- Fortunity, I hastened on board, and, in the course of the morning, anchored the cutter close to the beach.
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