"Wednesday, 12th December. At 5 light airs and fine, got up anchor and made sail. At 10 came to abreast Storehouse Island. At 6 A.M. weighed and towed ship for Harbour: at 7 warped into Harbour. "Thursday, 13th December. At 5 Lieutenant-Governor came alongside and the Captain accompanied him surveying River. ... "Tuesday, 18th December. People taking in bricks, etc., for Western Arm. "Wednesday, 19th December. At 2 ran on shore on a mud flat in the Western Arm, landed passengers, bricks and baggage: at 11 got ship afloat and came to: at 4 A.M. towed down the River. "Thursday, 20th December. Proceeding up the River for ballast: at 11 came to in a bay in 4 fathoms water. "Friday, 21st December. P.M. At 2 all hands getting ballast on board, took ground on mud flat: at 5 proceeded down River: at 8 came to abreast Storehouse Island in 18 fathoms. "Saturday, 22nd December. At 5 under way and came to at 9 in 12 fathoms water. "Sunday, 23rd December. P.M. Weighed and got into a cove abreast the Settlements in company with the Francis, schooner, at 8. ... "Saturday, 29th December. At 10 A.M. the Francis sailed for Port Jackson. "Sunday, 30th December. A.M. Got ballast on board to put into the River. "Monday, 31st December. P.M. Carpenter employed making Beacon to put on Shag Rock. "Tuesday, 1st January 1805. P.M. Light breezes...carpenter as before. "Wednesday, 2nd January. P.M. Fresh breezes: setting up the rigging. "Thursday, 3rd January. A.M. at 7 laid down Beacon on Shag Rock. "Friday, 4th January. P.M. Carpenter making chocks for boat. "Saturday, 5th January. P.M. Light breezes and cloudy. A.M. Getting water and wood on board. "Sunday, 6th January. At 9 cloudy with thunder. "Monday, 7th January. Light breezes. All hands away in boats on survey. "Tuesday, 8th January. P.M. Fresh breezes. At A.M. hauled the seine, carpenter making oars. "Wednesday, 9th January. P.M. People making booms and getting water. A.M. Got on board a spar for sprit-sail yard: carpenter making new one. "Thursday, 10th January. P.M. Thunder and lightning and rain: received on board dispatches. A.M. Light breezes getting ready for sea, tried to warp out of cove, Government boat and crew assisting. Port Dalrymple to Sydney. "Friday, 11th January. P.M. Strong gales. A.M. Moderate: at 5 unmoored ship and worked out of the Cove: at 6 came to abreast the Green Island: at 9 worked out of Harbour, Government boat assisting: at 10 made all sail: at noon the Seal Rocks bore south distant 5 miles: all sail set for Cape Barren not being able to weather the Sisters. "Saturday, 12th January. P.M. A fresh gale at 1: at 5 Waterhouse Island bore south 3 leagues, wind dying away came to in Kent's Bay, Cape Barren. A.M. At 6 under way: at 9 got out of the Harbour. At noon Cape Barren bearing west, distant 2 leagues. "Sunday, 13th January. Furneaux Island south-south-west 7 leagues, at 8 Cape Barren bore south-south-west 6 leagues.