178 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
into him by Yagan after the latter made his escape, the 
very first time afterwards that he was met on the mainland. 
Such was the state of affairs in the Murray District, when 
the Governor, Sir James Stirling, Captain Ellis, superinten- 
dent of police, Mr. Norcote and several individuals of the 
mounted police, some soldiers of the 21st, and gentlemen on 
horseback, being engaged in a surveying expedition, arrived 
at Pinjarra, which is the nearest ford across the Murray 
River, after leaving the estuary. On reaching this place, 
having learned that a large body of natives had encamped a 
little to the south, the Governor directed Captain Ellis, with 
the officers, to go and demand some of those black men, who 
were charged with the murder of the soldier above men- 
tioned, and the attack on Serjeant Barron. These func- 
tionaries were received with a shower of spears, and one 
having struck Captain Ellis on the temples, he tumbled from 
his horse, and either in consequence of the injury or the fall, 
died in a fortnight. One of the policemen was wounded in 
the arm, and several horses received spear wounds. After 
the officers had fired repeatedly on the natives, the latter 
divided into two parties; one, taking to the south got clear. 
off, but the other which made for the tord, were followed by 
the police, and met in front by the Governor and his com- 
pany. They then plunged into the water, and continued 
swimming about, hiding under the banks and among the - 
bushes: but, sixteen or eighteen were shot, among them — 
some women. It is sad to think there is no reason to 
suppose that these natives either anticipated any attack from 
the white people, orintended doing them injury, but had | 
simply congregated for the purpose of hunting and feasting 
We spent the night of the 20th at Pinjarra, and I examined 
the banks of the river for plants, and gathered Anigozanthus — 1 
to the mainland, but Yagan had particularly observed the soldier, who had 
been deputed to flog him for misconduct while on the island, and dogging B 
bim from place to place, fell on him and left him for dead. The soldiers — 
however, recovered, * DC akidpcr ied IW. 
