132 Kennedy's expedition. 



The following" day (June 3rd) Mr. Kennedy and 

 his party returned to the campj with the intellig*ence 

 that it was impossible to proceed in a north or 

 north-westerly direction, in consequence of the 

 swamps. Mr. Kennedy had penetrated them in 

 some places, where the scrub was not too thick, but 

 could not g'et throug'h them in any place, on account 

 of the water, and the dense scrub. He informed 

 us that he found we should be oblig"ed to cross a 

 river on the beach to the south-west of the camp 

 before we could hope to make any progress. 



The two following' days were occupied with com- 

 pleting" our arrangements for starting- j as it was 

 determined on the following" morning" to strike our 

 tents and proceed at once on our expedition. 



As I may now consider om' expedition as fairly 

 beg"un, it may, for the sake of clearness and ar- 

 rang-ement, be advisable to continue my narrative 

 in the form of a journal j detailing- from day to day 

 the various occurrences which took place. It must 

 be remembered, however, that in narrating* the 

 particulars of our journey, I am oblig-ed to trust 

 larg-ely to memory, and to very imperfect memo- 

 randa ; and to these difficulties must I refer, in 

 excuse for the defects, with which I am well aware 

 this narrative abounds. 



Up to the present time, the whole of the part}^, 

 and especially its unfortunate leader, had remained 

 in g"ood spirits, and, buo3^ed up with sang-uine hopes 



