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be carried altog-etlier a part of the distance. The 

 others^ Jackey and Barrett^ kept a look out for the 

 blacks. We were unable to bring- many things from 

 the camp. The principal were^ the fire-arms and 

 one parcel of my seeds^ which I managed to keep 

 dr}^^ containing- eig'hty-seven species. All my spe- 

 cimens were left behind^ which I reg-retted very 

 much : for thoug-h much injured^ the collection con- 

 tained specimens of ver}^ beautiful trees^ shrubs^ and 

 orchideee. I could also only secure an abstract of 

 my journal^ except that portion of it from 13th 

 November to 30th December, which I have in full. 

 My original journal, with a botanical work Avhich 

 had been kindly lent me by a friend in Sydney for 

 the expedition, was left behind. We got safety on 

 board the Ariel ; and after a very long passage, 

 arrived in Sydney. 



I am confident that no man could have done more 

 for the safety of the party than was done by Mr. 

 Kennedy, nor could any man have exerted himself 

 more than he, in the most distressing circumstances 

 of our perilous journey. He walked by far the 

 greater part of the distance, giving his own horses 

 for the use of the weak men, and the g'eneral service 

 of the expedition. I never rode but two hours all 

 through the journey, and that was on two successive 

 daj^s when we were in the vicinity of Cape Sidmouth, 

 and I was suffering from bad feet. 



The unfortunate death of our brave and generous 

 leader, deeply and extensively as I know it to have 



