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Passing through Torres Straits, they called at Bountiful Island and obtained a good supply of turtles, anchoring in Investigator Roads, situated between Bentinck and Sweer’s Islands.

Landing on Sweer’s Island, they found the wells left by Flinders in 1802, also the “Investigator” tree.

Flinders anchored near Sweer’s Island, which he named, and examined Bentinck, Mornington, and Bountiful Islands adjacent thereto, the whole group being called Wellesley’s Islands.

Sweer’s Island has been deserted for many years, and is no longer a health resort.

There is at the present day on Sweer’s Island, a well containing pure fresh water called Flinders’ well, supposed to have been sunk by him, and near to it was a tree marked by him.