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the Lieutenant Governor telling him that he Should open 

 all his Despatches — and the Armed — Messengers" who 

 Conveyed them if they Were Soldiers he would hang them 

 up by the Heels to a tree Let thair Intrils out and Leave 

 them Hanging Just as he would do a Kangaroo" and 

 that he would Serve the Governor or any of his officers in 

 the Same way but more Particularly" Mr. Humphrey the 

 Police Magistrate" Who he termed his Bitter Enemy" — 



11th January 1816 — all this day it Blew a Strong 

 Gale from the Northward Which prevented us from 

 Launching but got our Boat and Geer in good order to 

 Start the first fair Wind — 12th January after Partaking 

 of a Good Early Breakfast With the Major we Launched 

 with a fine Breze from the Westward and was soon Clear 

 of Port Dalrymple Having taken Leave of Major Stuart'' 

 and all his party thanking him and them for thair Kind- 

 ness We Steered along the Coast to the Eastward and 

 in the Evening hauled up on Watorhouse Island Where 

 we Remaind the Night, before We Landed a Smoke was 

 S sen opisite the Island on the Main Land Which we 

 though might have been Howe and his party but on 

 Looking with the Glass" we Saw it was a Large Mob of 

 Natives Walking along the Beach 



13th January at Daylight Launched with a fine 

 Breze from the Westward and Clear Weather and Run 

 along the Shore" to the Eastward at Noon Landed en 

 Ringarooma" Point Here we Suddenly fell in with a 

 Large Mob" of Natives Who at the first apearance Seemed 

 Hostile but on Seeing Briggs, they all Knew him Well 

 particularly the Chief Whose Name was Lamanbunganah" 

 he seemed Delighted at Seeing Briggs and told him that 

 he was at War with his own Brother Tolobunganah" Who 

 was then on the Coast Near Eddistone" point, a most 

 Powerful Chief Who Briggs also Knew Vcrry Well, 

 Briggs at this time had on the Island two Wives and 

 five Children that he had Left During his absence to 

 Hobart Town, and had taken this trip in the Boat Round 

 the West Coast thinking he might fall in with Some of 

 his — Black Relations," Near Cape Portland, one of his 

 Wives was a Daughter of the Chief Lamanbunganah" we 

 just fell in with, Briggs Generally" Called his father in 

 Law Laman" for Shortness the Chief Made Enquiry 

 after his Daughter and was told that She and her Chil- 

 dren Was Safe over on Cape Barren" Laman Said he 

 Knew that for he Saw her Smokes almost Every Day" — 

 after Some further Discourse Laman asked Briggs if he 

 had any fire arms in the Boat he told them we Were 



