In a famous dispatch to Lord Sydney, England’s home secretary, Phillip conveyed his impressions of Port Jackson: “We... had the satisfaction of finding the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security. ”
Slavenajā ziņojumā lordam Sidnejam, britu iekšlietu ministram, Filips dalījās savos iespaidos par Portdžeksona līci: ” Mums.. bija tas prieks atrast labāko ostas vietu pasaulē, kur pilnīgā drošībā var noenkuroties tūkstoš līnijkuģi. ”