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aside^ ^^ now I tell 3'ou exactly what to do^ 3^ou see 

 those black fellows over tliere/^ (and in pointmg* to 

 them I saw a great number, some eig'ht hundred 

 yards away, peepmg" from behind trees,) ^^ you leave 

 him tent, everything-^ altog'ether there, and g'et the 

 two white fellows down to the boat quick." Jackey 

 was exceeding-ly energ-etic, and grave as well. Get 

 away as quick as possible, was resounded b}^ all, 

 but what was to be done — two men almost dead to 

 walk two or three miles. We looked over the tent, 

 asked Carron for what important tliing-s there were, 

 and each laid hold of what appeared to be of most 

 value, the Captain taking* two sextants, other parties 

 fire-arms, &c., &c. " Come along'," ag'ain and 

 again Jackey called out, and the Captain too, whilst 

 they were half way down towards the creek, and 

 Barrett and I loaded ourselves. I took a case of 

 seeds, some papers of Carron's, a double gun and 

 pistol, A\hich, together with, mj own double gun and 

 brace of pistols, thermometer, and ni}^ pockets full 

 of powder and shot, was as much as I could manage. 

 Seeing" Carron could not get along, I told him to 

 put his hands on my shoulders, and in this way he 

 managed to walk down, as far as nearly through the 

 mangTOve swamp, towards the watei'^s edge, when 

 he could not in that way possibly get any further, 

 and Barrett, with his disabled arm, carried him 

 down to the edge of the water. Goddard, the other 

 survivor, was just able to walk down, spoke, and 

 looked exceedhigly feeble. They were brought on 



