December, 4th.

At day light morng ran down the Bay into Port Chalky† The port inside Garden Island, Chalky Bay. when I saw with infinite delight the cutter^‡ all safe and sound. Rounded too and let go the anchor 7 ½ fathoms. Blowg a gale right in, gave the vessel 50 fathoms of cable. At 4 p.m. the wind suddenly shifted and blew from the opposite point and I now found that I had anchored close to a reef of rocks and the first intimation I had was the ship lightly touching as she swung. Run a kedge out, hove up the anchor and shifted her birth. Latter part light winds and heavy rain Sounded the pumps but found she had not injured herself at all.