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water^ and remained all day. On the following- 

 morning-j I went a g-ood way, went round a great 

 swamp and mangroves, and got a g-ood way by 

 sundown ; the next morning- 1 went and saw a very 

 larg-e track of blackfellows ; I went clear of the 

 track and of swamp or sandy g-round ; then I came 

 to a very large river^ and a large lagoon ; plenty of 

 alligators in the lagoon^ about ten miles from Port 

 Albany. I now got into the ridges by sundown^ 

 and went up a tree and saw Albany Island ; then 

 next morning at four o'clock^ I went on as hard as 

 I could go all the way down^ over fine clear ground^ 

 fine u-on bark timber^ and plenty of good grass ; I 

 went on round the point (this was towards Cape 

 York^ north of Albany Island) and went on and 

 followed a creek down^ and went on top of the hill^ 

 and saw Cape York ; I knew it was Cape York^ 

 because the sand did not go on further ; I sat down 

 then a good while ; I said to myself this is Port 

 Alban}'^, I believe inside somewhere ; Mr. Kennedy 

 also told me that the ship was inside^ close up to 

 the main land j I went on a little way^ and saw the 

 ship and boat 3 I met close up here two black gins 

 and a good many piccanninies ; one said to me 

 '' powad; powad f then I asked her for eggs^ she 

 gave me turtle's eggs^ and I gave her a burning- 

 glass; she pointed to the ship which I had seen 

 before , I was very frightened of seeing- the black 

 men all along here^ and when I was on the rock 

 cooeying, and murry nmrry glad when the boat 

 came for me. 



