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which we had been able to dry^ could have but very 

 little nourishment in it. Goddard and I went to 

 the beach and g-ot a bag' of shell-lish^ but found it 

 very difficult to g'et back to the camp throug'h the 

 mangToves^ we were in so weak a state. 



Dec. 7 ^A.— This day I took Mitchell with me to 

 the beach, and procured another bag* of shell-fish. 

 During" the last few days we shot a very small 

 wallaby and three or four Torres' Strait pig*eons. 

 These afforded us some relief, as our horse-flesh 

 was so very bitter, that nothing- but unendurable 

 hung'er could have induced us to eat it. A number 

 of small brown beetles were g-enerated from it, which 

 ate it, and we were also much annoyed by flies. 

 We all sufi'ered more or less from bad eyes. 



Dec. 9th. — The natives visited us this morning-, 

 and broug'ht with them a few pieces of turtle's 

 entrails and a few nondas. I g-ave them an old 

 shirt and a knife, the latter of which was hig-hly 

 prized by them. They call turtle " mallii," and the 

 sun '^ youmboll." Goddard had a fit of ag'ue to-day, 

 followed by fever. 



Dec. 10th. — We all of us had fits of ague this 

 morning', and none of us could g-et up till the after- 

 noon, when, being- Sunday, I read prayers. 



Dec. 11th. — The natives came this morning-, and 

 broug'ht us a little vegetable paste, and some pieces 

 of turtle's entrails, with some shark's liver. The latter 

 was fresh, but one could not eat it, as it all melted 



