CHAPTER V. 



TATE or KEIXN^EDT's EXPEDITIOIS" — SAIL 0^ OUR SECOJfD 



KOETnEEX CEUIZE — EXCrESION OlS" MOEETON ISLA]S"D 



HISTOET OF DISCOYEEIES 02f THE SOTTTH-EAST COAST OP 

 IfEW GUINEA AJ^D THE LOUISIADE AECHIPELAGO EEOM 



1606 TO 1816 — ri:s^D the shoees of the LonsiAHE 



PEOTECTED BY A BAEEIEE-EEEF — BEAUTIFUL APPEAEANCE 

 OF EOSSEL ISLAND — PASS THEOUGH AN OPENING- IN THE 

 EEEF AND ENTEE COEAL HAYEN — INTEEYIEWS WITH 

 NATIYES ON PIG ISLAND — FIND THEM TEEACHEEOUSLT 

 DISPOSED — THEIE MODE OF FISHING ON THE EEEFS — 

 ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF BAETEE ALONGSIDE THE SHIP — 

 DESCEIPTION OF THE LOUISIADE CANOES AND MODE OF 

 MANAGEMENT — FIND A WATEEING PLACE ON SOUTH-EAST 

 ISLAND — ITS SCENEEY AND PEODUCTIONS — SUSPICIOUS 

 CONDUCT OF THE NATIYES — THEIE OENAMENTS, ETC. 

 DESCEIBED. 



The most eventful occurrence during- our stay 

 in S} dne}"^ was the arrival of the schooner which 

 we had left at Port Alhanv, awaitino- the arrival of 

 Mr. Kennedy. She hroug-ht the sad news of the 

 disastrous failure of his expedition^ and of the death 

 of all hut three composing^ the overland party, 

 including- their hrave hut ill-fated leader. I was 

 present at the judicial in^estig-ation which shortly 

 afterwards took place^ and shall hriefly relate the 

 particulars. I shall not easily forg*et the appearance 

 which the survivors presented on this occasion^ — 



