Feb. 

 1826. 



234 VOYAGE TO THE 



chap, quisite for their voyage, they again launched upon 

 w-y-^ the ocean in quest of home. 



They steered two days and nights to the north- 

 west, and then fell in with a small island, upon 

 which, as it appeared to be uninhabited, they landed, 

 and remained three days, and then resumed their 

 voyage. After a run of a day and a night they 

 came in sight of another uninhabited island. In 

 their attempt to land upon it their canoe was unfor- 

 tunately stove, but all the party got safe on shore. 

 The damage which the vessel had sustained requiring 

 several weeks to repair, they established themselves 

 upon this island, and again commenced storing up 

 provision for their voyage. Eight months had al- 

 ready passed in these occupations, when we unex- 

 pectedly found them thus encamped upon Byam 

 Martin Island; with their canoe repaired, and all 

 the necessary stores provided for their next expedi- 

 tion. The other two canoes were never heard of. 



Several parts of this curious history strongly fa- 

 voured the presumption that the island upon which 

 the party first landed and established themselves was 

 Barrow Island: and, in order to have it confirmed, 

 the piece of iron that had been brought from thence, 

 and had fortunately been preserved, was produced. 

 Tuwarri, when he saw it, immediately exclaimed that 

 it was the piece of iron he had broken in two to form 

 the shark-hook, which was the means of preserving 

 the lives of his party, and said that the tree we found 

 cut down with some sharp edged tool was that which 

 his party felled before their strength enabled them 

 to climb for the fruit; and hence the huts, the 

 pools of water, the canoes, ike. were the remains of 

 their industry. 



