CONTENTS. IX 



CHAPTER VI. 



POINT CUNNINGHAM TO FITZ-ROY RIVER. 



PAGE 



Survey the Coast to Point Cunningham — Move the Ship — Musquitoes 

 — Southern View of King's Sound — Singular vitreous Formation — 

 Move to the south of Point Cunningham — Captain King's limit — 

 Termination of Cliffy Range — Disaster Bay — An Exploring Party 

 leave in the boats — The shore — A fresh water lake — Valentine 

 Island — Native Fire and Food — A heavy squall — The wild Oat — 

 Indications of a River — Point Torment — Gouty-stem Tree and Fruit 

 — Limits of its growth — Another squall— Water nearly fresh along- 

 side — The Fitz-Roy River — Tide Bore and dangerous position of the 

 Yawl — Ascent of the Fitz-Roy — Appearance of the adjacent land — 

 Return on foot — Perilous situation aud providential escape — Survey 

 the western ; shore — Return to the Ship — Sporting, Quail and Emus 

 — Natives — Ship moved to Point Torment . . . 118 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE FITZ-ROY RIVER TO PORT GEORGE THE FOURTH, AND 

 RETURN TO SWAN RIVER. 



Examination of the Fitz-Roy River — Excursion into the interior — 

 Alarm of the Natives — Ascent of the River — Sufferings from Mus- 

 quitoes — Red Sandstone — Natives again surprised — Aiipearance of 

 the Country — Impediments in the River — Return of the boats — An 

 Alligator — Stokes' Bay — Narrow escape of an Officer — Change of 

 Landscape — Pheasant-Cuckoos — A new Vine — Compass Hill — 

 Port Usboine — Explore the eastern shore of King's Sound — Cone 

 Bay — Native Fires — Whirlpool Channel — Group of Islands — Sterile 

 aspect of the Coast — Visited by a Native — Bathurst Island — Native 

 Hut and Raft — Return to Port Usborne — Native Spearsi — Cascade 

 Bay — Result of Explorations in King's Sound — Interview vviih 

 Natives — Coral Reefs — Discover Beagle Bank — Arrival at Port 

 (jeorge the Fourth — Examination of Collier Bay in the boats — 

 Brecknock Harbour — The Slate Islands — Fresh Water Cove — An 

 Eagle shot — Its singular nest — Rock Kangaroos — A Conflugration 

 — Sandstone Ridges — Doubtful Bay — Mouth of the Gleuelg — Re- 

 markable Tree — Fertile Country near Brecknock Harbour — Return 

 to the Ship — Meet with Lieut. Grey — His sufferings and discoveries 

 — Visit the Encampment — Timor Ponies— Embarkation of Lieut. 

 Grey's Party — Sail from Port George the Fourth — Remarks on 

 position of Trya) Rock — Anecdotes of Miago — Arrival at Swan 

 River — Directionfe for entering Owen's Anchorage . . 139 



