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The schooner seen yesterday remamed at anchor, 

 and from the fact of her domg- so, I came to the 

 conclusion it could be no other vessel than the 

 Coquette J* seeing* her so far from her station, I 

 imag'ined there was something- wrong", or that she 

 had heard the unfortunate termination of the expe- 

 dition, and was preparing- to leave ; I determined to 

 communicate with her before proceeding- up Escape 

 River ; at half-past eig'ht a.m., saw four natives on 

 the beach. 



At nine a.m., I left in the whaleboat for the 

 schooner —the small boat employed in watering-. At 

 half-past eleven a.m., I boarded the Coquette ; 

 Captain Elliott had heard by the Sea Nymph, fi-om 

 Hobart Town, the fate of the expedition, and was 

 about leaving- for Sydney. She reported the ship 

 Lord Auckland, from Hobart Town, with horses, 

 having- been ao-round on the X reef for several 

 days ', she subsequently g-ot off, and had proceeded 

 on her voyag'e, not having- sustained any very 

 material damag-ej she had lost four anchors, and 

 the Coquette was g'oing- to try to pick them up. 

 Having- explained to Captain Elliott my intention of 

 proceeding- up the Escape River in the morning-, he 

 volunteered to accompany me, and to supply two 

 hands, which enabled me to man my two boats, thus 

 making- a most formidable party. 



* Which had been sent from Sydney to await the arrival of 

 Kennedy's Expedition at Port Albany, the period for which the 

 Ariel had been chartered for that purpose having expired. 



