examined. It was thought, however, that this eastern bay communicated
with that of Frederik Hendrik; and on this supposition (which has not
proved correct), the land which Furneaux and Cook had erroneously thought
to be Maria's Island, was named _Ile d' Abel Tasman_.

The charts of the bays, ports, and arms of the sea at the south-east end
of Van Diemen's Land, constructed in this expedition by Mons.
BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ and assistants, appear to combine scientific accuracy
and minuteness of detail, with an uncommon degree of neatness in the
execution: they contain some of the finest specimens of marine surveying,
perhaps ever made in a new country.

Admiral D'Entrecasteaux gives a very favourable account of the
disposition of the native inhabitants on the shores of the channel; and
he had frequent communications with them. In person and manner of living,
they agree with those described by Marion and Cook; but the vocabulary of
their language is somewhat different; and bark canoes, which preceding
navigators had thought them not to possess, were found in the channel.
The description of the country is, generally, favourable; though somewhat
less so than that of captain Cook at Adventure Bay. The climate was
thought good, though moist; and the supplies of wood, water, and fish,
for ships, were abundant; but the preference, in these respects, was
given to Adventure Bay, even by the French admiral.

_Mons. Labillardière_, in his previously published account of
D'Entrecasteaux's voyage, says, that he found a small vein of coal near
the South Cape; and that limestone rocks exist on the west-side of
Adventure Bay. These circumstances are omitted by M. de Rossel; as is
also the remark, that although the natives had their teeth perfect, in
general, yet in some near the bay, one, and sometimes two of the upper