Monday 4th March
Pleasant south-easterly breeze and fine weather throughout. At 4 p.m. got in with the land about 6 miles to the northward of Point Danger. At 1 p.m. Mount Warning S.W. by W. Point Danger S.W.W. At 6 while running down the coast which appeared a low swamp, observed a large break about 2 miles wide with scarcely any water on it and as far as I could see from the masthead it appeared to be the entrance of a large lagoon? inclining North by South, at the back of it having a range of very high mountains. At 7 shortened sail and stood to Eastward at midnight. Tacked at daylight, made all sail and stood in. At 7 a.m. Mount Warning S. by W., Point Lookout N. by W.W.9 At half past 10 Point Lookout W.S.W., Flat Rock N.W. W. At noon latitude per observation 27°18′ S.
Tuesday 5th March
First part, light E.S.E. wind and clear weather. At 4 p.m. rounded Cape Morton and stood in for the Bay. The reef bearing N.E., Cape Morton S.W. Steering W. or in a line with the Glass Houses about 7 miles, and then altering the course to S.W.W. or direct for Point Skirmish – carrying 8 fathoms water while steering W and then gradually shoaling to 2 fathoms, that being the least water on the bar where I crossed. About & mile within I shoaled to 3 fathoms, and from that to where I anchored carried from 6 to 9 fathoms. At 7 anchored in 9 fathoms, sandy bottom. Glass House Mountains, bearing W. by N.W. Point Skirmish W.S.W. At 8 p.m. latitude per Moon 27°5’43” South, longitude per Moon and stars 153°18’45” East. At daylight weighed and stood for Point Skirmish carrying from 8 to 10 fathoms, when abreast the Point shoaled to 2 fathoms low water – the wind being to the southward, and the ebb tide setting out, was obliged to haul off and anchor in 9 fathoms. Glass House N.N.W.15 At noon cloudy with flying showers.
Wednesday 6th March
N.N.Easterly winds and fine weather throughout. At 2 p.m. weighed for the Pumice Stone River, at past 3 rounded Point Skirmish, carrying 2 fathoms water in the shoalest parts, and proceeded up the River carrying from 5 to 7 fathoms. At past 5 anchored in 4 fathoms, muddy bottom, about a cable’s length from the shore. Many natives keeping weigh with us along the beach from Point Skirmish. At day-light hoisted out the boat and proceeded up the river, carrying 3 and 4 fathoms, about 2 miles and gradually decreasing to 21 and 2 in a narrow channel, and from that to 4, 5, 6, 7 ft. in large spaces 3 miles wide – finding, as I went up, the River to be nothing but a low mangrove swamp filled with islands and creeks – the main part running N.N.W. about 25′ and then to North-eastward – the water being equally salt as far up as I went and from the direction the River takes (if it may be so called), I have no doubt there is a similar entrance into the main as the one I saw on the 4th to the southward of Morton Bay.
Thursday 7th March
North-easterly winds and fine weather throughout. Employed overhauling the rigging, etc.
Friday 8th March
Pleasant North-easterly breeze and fine weather. Employed variously. At 7 a.m. weighed and sailed down the River. At 10 the wind dying away, anchored off Point Skirmish in 4 fathoms.
Saturday 9th March
First and middle parts, North-easterly breeze and fine, latter light Southerly airs. At past 10 (high water) weighed and worked round Point Skirmish.
Sunday 10th March
Pleasant Southerly and South-easterly breeze throughout with fine weather. At past 12 p.m. crossed the bar in 23 fathoms, that being the least cast. At past 2 shoaled to 3 fathoms, and from that to 4, 5 and 6 on a very large bank running from E. to W. about 6 miles and N. to S. 2- when on the shoalest part the northernmost Glass House W. by S. At 3 got round the point [Probably Caloundra] and stood in the Bay; when in the middle of it could see from the masthead a large space of water inside but no entrance into the main; [Probably Lake Currimundi] hauled off and stood along the coast, at 7 shortened sail and stood off the land, at midnight made sail and stood in. At 9 a.m. off Double Island Point.