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Dr. VALLACK'S STATEMENT. 



A FULL account of proceedings taken by the Ariel 

 from the time of Jackey's arrival at Cape York, 

 on the 23rd December, 1848, up to the time 

 of her departure from We} mouth Ba} , on the 

 31st December, 1848. 



Dec. 2Srd, 1848.— About eig-ht o'clock, a.m., 

 Captain Dobson called down to me, saying* that he 

 thoug'ht Mr. Kennedy was arrived, as there was a 

 black on shore with a shirt on and trousers. On 

 g'oing* upon deck, the Captain had left in the ding-ey 

 for the main land, where the black was standing*; I 

 observed with the g'lass and the naked eye, the 

 black first standing*, then walking* very lame, then 

 sitting* doAvn on a rock on the main land. The 

 ding-ey made there, and took him on board. It 

 turned out to be Jackey, of Mr. Kennedy's party, 

 who looked very hag'g'ard and told a woeful tale. 

 After being* on board I wished to take down depo- 

 sitions, fearing* anything* mig'ht happen to him from 

 over-excitement. Depositions were taken, before 

 which he became fiiint, and a g*lass of wine revived 

 him, which he told us afterwards, made him 

 "budg-eree" (that is, w^ell ag*ain). I consulted with 

 the Captain as to what should be done, and it was 



