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was brackish. We attempted to g'o throug-h some 

 mang-roves to the beach^ but did not succeed. 



Oct. ISth. — Jackey, Taylor^ and myself took 

 three horses^ and tried to g-et to the beach more to 

 the northward than yesterday. We passed throug'h 

 a belt of mangroves^ where the ground was pretty 

 firm^ the tide coming- up only occasionally ; we then 

 proceeded along- a sandy ridg'e to the northward, 

 when we found it succeeded by a salt water lag-oon, 

 surrounded by salsolaceous plants and mang-roves, 

 Avhich it was imjiossible to g-et throug-h. We 

 returned to our camp, and here Mr. Kennedy aban- 

 doned the thought of g'oing- to the beach, as he felt 

 sure H.M.S. Bramble (which was to have met us at 

 the beg-inning' of Aug-ust) w ould have g-one ; our 

 journey having- occupied so much long-er time than 

 we could have possibly anticipated. This considera- 

 tion, combined with the g-reat difficulty which seemed 

 likely to ensue in obtaining- water and feed for our 

 horses, determined him to take a different direction. 



Oct. 16th. — We had prayers as usual this day, 

 being- Sunday, at 11 o'clock; to-day we finished 

 the consumption of all our sug-ar, except a very 

 small quantity, which was reserved for any particu- 

 lar case of sickness. 



Oct. 16th. — This morning a horse fell into a rocky 

 water-hole, and finding- it impossible to g-et him out 

 alive, we killed him, and cured the flesh as before, 

 drying- it in the sun on a stag-e ; the blood, heart, 

 and liver furnished us with a g-ood day's food. Our 



