CHAPTER VIII. 



SWAN RIVER TO SYDNEY. 



MIAGO'S RECEPTION BY HIS COUNTRYMEN — WHALE FISHERY 

 — STRANGE IDEAS ENTERTAINED BY NATIVES RESPECTING 

 THE FIRST SETTLERS — NEGLECTED STATE OF THE COLONY 



TEST SECURITY OF OWEn's ANCHORAGE — "WEATHER 



CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLONY 



FRIENDLY MEETING BETWEEN DIFFERENT TRIBES NA- 

 TIVE BEGGARS — PERSONAL VANITY OF A NATIVE — VISIT 

 YORK — DESCRIPTION OF COUNTRY — SITE OF YORK — 



SCENERY IN ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD DISAPPOINTMENT 



EXPERIENCED — SAIL FROM SAVAN RIVER — HOSPITALITY OF 

 COLONISTS DURING OUR STAY — AURORA AUSTRALIS — GALE 



OFF CAPE LEUWEN STORMY PASSAGE — SHIP ON A LEE 



SHORE — SOUTH-WEST CAPE OF TASMANIA — BRUNY ISLAND 

 LIGHT HOUSE — ARRIVE AT HOBARTON — MOUNT WELLING- 

 TON — KANGAROO HUNT — WHITE KANGAROO — CIVILITY 



FROM THE GOVERNOR — TRAVERTINE LIMESTONE LEAVE 



HOBARTON — SINGULAR CURRENT — APPEARANCE OF LAND 

 IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SYDNEY POSITION OF LIGHT- 

 HOUSE — ENTRANCE AND FIRST VIEW OF PORT JACKSON 



SCENERY ON PASSING UP THE HARBOUR MEET THE 



EXPEDITION BOUND TO PORT ESSINGTON — APPARENT IN- 

 CREASE OF SYDNEY — CAUSE OF DECLINE EXPEDITION 



SAILS FOR PORT ESSINGTON ILLAWARRA BOTANY BAY — 



LA PEROUSe's MONUMENT — ABORIGINES — MEET CAPTAIN 

 KING — APPEARANCE OF LAND NEAR SYDNEY. 



We were considerably amused with the conse- 

 quential air Miago assumed towards his countrymen 

 on our arrival, which afforded us a not uninstructive 

 instance of the prevalence of the ordinary infirmities 



