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to science^ which will elsewhere be alluded to^ were 

 added to the collection. Doubtless iish are also 

 plentiful here^ but we were prevented from hauling* 

 the seine by the remains of a wreck in the centre of 

 a flat of muddy sand at the head of the bay where 

 we were anchored ] the vessel^ I have since heard^ 

 had come in contact Avith a coral reef^ and been run 

 on shore here^ in order to save a portion of her 

 stores. 



Dec, 10 th. — In company with the Asp we ran 

 up to the northward to Cape Upstart^ a distance of 

 about ninety miles^ and anchored in five fathoms off 

 the sandy beach inside the point. Two boats were 

 immediatel}^ sent to search for water^ but we found 

 the pools where the Fly had watered^ in 1844, 

 completel}^ empt}^ ^ and it was not until the deep 

 rocky bed of the torrent had been traced upwards 

 of a mile hig^her up on the following* morning*^ that 

 fresh water was met with ; but at too g*reat a dis- 

 tance from the shore^ to be available for our purposes. 

 Judg*ing* from the almost total want of water at all 

 the places hitherto visited on this coast since 

 entering* the tropics that there was little probability 

 of our finding* it at Goold Island^ Captain Stanley 

 determined to proceed no further^ but return at once 

 to Sydney^ by way of Moreton Bay^ and letters 

 were left for Lieutenant Yule sig'nifying* this in- 

 tention. 



Dec, 15th. —Three days ag*o we sailed for Cape 



