200 Kennedy's expedition. 



At da3'lig'ht despatched the whaleboat^ in charg-e 

 of the second officer, "svith four seamen, Jackey, and 

 his two companions, with particular orders to keep 

 close to the beach, and to land occasionally, to 

 examine all the native camping" places and canoes j 

 to make strict search for anything* that mig'ht tend 

 to point out the fate of the unfortunate men. At 

 6*30 A.M. weig'hed, with a light breeze from the 

 southward, and steered to pass between the Bird 

 and Macarthur Islands ; at noon abreast of the 

 latter ; p.m., after passing- Hannibal Isles, hauled 

 in for the shore, for the purpose of picking- up the 

 whaleboat. At 5'30 p.m., having* shoaled om* water 

 rather suddenly to 3J fathoms, hard bottom, an- 

 chored about a mile off shore. Saw a canoe and a 

 few natives on the beach. Bearing's at anchor — 

 Bisk Point, S. 4 E. ; the centre of the Hannibal 

 Isles, S.E. by E. half E. At eig-ht p.m. the boat 

 returned. The second officer made the followino- 

 Beport : — 



" I kept close along* the beach all day, landed 

 three times ; first, near the creek where the Ariel's 

 boat landed, saw no indication there of Europeans. 

 I landed ag*ain some distance further on, where I 

 saw a native camp and a canoe. In the latter I 

 found a leathern pistol holster, marked 34, which 

 Jackey recog-nised as belong-ing- to the party. 

 Three natives were seen by Jackey, who, on 

 perceiving* the boat, ran into the bush. At the 

 third place I landed I saw no indication of men. I 



