CHAPTER IV. 



WATEE THE SHIP — TESSEL -WITH SUPPLIES AEEIYES — NATIYES 

 AT CAPE TOEK — DESCEIPTION OF THE COUNTEY AN^D ITS 

 PEODrCTIOXS — POET ALBAIS'Y CO]S'SIDEEED AS A DEPOT EOE 

 STEAMEES — SAIL EEOM CAPE TOEK AND AEEIYE AT POET 

 ESSINGTO:tf — COIfDITIOX OE THE PLACE — HISTOET OF THE 

 SETTLEMENT— WOULD BE USELESS AS A COLONY — ABOEI- 

 GINES — LEAVE POET ESSINGTOX — AEEIYE AT SYDNEY. 



At lengthy on October 7th^ we reached Cape 

 York^ and anchored in the northern entrance to 

 Port Albany. At dayh^ht next morning* two 

 parties were sent in various directions in search of 

 water. I found no traces of natives in Evans' 

 Bay^ but at another phice, while dig'g-ing in the bed 

 of a watercourse, we were joined by a small party of 

 them^ one of whom turned out to be an old ac- 

 quaintance. They seemed to be quite at home in 

 our company^ asking* for pipes^ tobacco^ and biscuit^ 

 with which I was fortunately able to supply them. 

 Indeed^ a day or two before^ some of them had 

 communicated with the Asp in a most confident 

 and friendly manner. Had water been found near 

 the best anchorag'e in Port Albany _, it was Captain 

 Stanle3's intention to have taken the ship there^ 

 but, as it appeared from the various reports^ 

 that Evans' Bay was preferable at this time for 



