 One of those who went ashore to look for water, he had his first encounter with the Aborigines, offering them beads and mirrors.Botany Bay proving a disappointment, King recommended the location at Port Jackson as an alternative.Ralph Clark, an officer of Marines, compared the new location with the River Tamar in Cornwall, 'I cannot compair any think to come nearer to it than about 3 miles above Saltash on the Wair.'