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the boat. It is but just to state^ that Captam 

 Stanley of the Rattlesnake^ both in landing- our 

 horses and stores^ and in crossing- this river, 

 rendered us every assistance in his power, and 

 seemed throug'hout to take a strong' interest in the 

 expedition, and its object. 



While landino- our thino-s at the other side of the 

 river, the natives assembled in g-reat numbers about 

 our lug"g"ag'e. As they appeared to be friendl}', we 

 permitted them to come within about 150 yards of 

 our landing* place ; with some few we had a little 

 difficulty, but for the most part they would sit down 

 quietly as soon as a sig*n was made for them to do so. 



June 6th. — Early this morning' Lieutenant 

 Simpson of the Rattlesnake left us, he having' 

 stayed all nig-ht at the camp, and we were now left 

 entirely to our own resources. We loaded our 

 carts and pack-horses, and proceeded about three 

 miles inland, but ag'ain finding- it impossible to cross 

 the swamps, we returned to the beach, and about 

 dusk came to another river, also emptjdng* itself into 

 llocking'ham Bay, and two miles south-west of the 

 first we had to cross. This river was much wider 

 than the first, being* about two hundred yards wide 

 where we crossed it near the mouth. At the mouth 

 of this river is a sand-bank, over which the water is 

 about four feet deep. Inside the bank the water is 

 ten feet deep. The tide flows up for about a mile ; 

 there appears to be a g'reat quantity of fresh 

 water discharg'ed into the sea from the river, which, 



