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

 Stanley of the Eattlesnake, 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 friendly^ we 

 permitted them to come within about 150 yards of 

 our landing- place j with some few we had a little 

 difficulty^ but for the most part they Avould sit down 

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



June Gfh. — 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 emptying- itself into 

 Rocking'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 

 Avater discharg-ed into the sea from the river, which, 



