16G SAIL ON OUR SECOND 



of sufFering-s^ which have rarely^ if ever been 

 equalled^ in the most extreme perils of the wilder- 

 ness.'' 



Our stay in S3'dney was protracted to the unusual 

 period of three months and a half, affording^ ample 

 time for refreshino- the crews after their lono^ and 

 arduous labours^ thoroug'hly refitting* both vessels^ 

 and completing' the charts. The object of our next 

 cruize^ which was expected to be of equal dm^ation 

 with the last^ was to undertake the survey of a 

 portion of the Louisiade Archipelag'o^ and the 

 south-east coast of New Guinea. For this purpose 

 we sailed from Sydney on May 8th^ deeply laden^ 

 with six months provisions on board^ arrang'ements 

 having' also been made for receiving* a further supply 

 at Cape York in October following*. 



The Bramble joined us at Moreton Bay^ where 

 we did not arrive until May 17th^ our passag'e 

 having* been protracted beyond the usual time by 

 the prevalence during* the early part of lig'ht 

 northerly winds and a strong* adverse current^ which 

 on one occasion set us fifty-one miles to the south- 

 ward in twenty-fom* hours. We took up our former 

 anchorao-e under Moreton Island and remained 

 there for nine days^ occupied in completing* our 

 stock of water^ and obtaining* a rate for the chrono- 

 meters — so as to ensure a g'ood meridian distance 

 between this and the Louisiade. Since our last 

 visit^ the pilot station had been shifted to this place 

 from Amity Pointy the northern entrance to 



