CHAPTER XI. 



PORT ESSINGTON — BEARINGS FROM SHOALS IN THE HAR- 

 BOUR APPEARANCE OF THE SETTLEMENT — MEET CAP- 

 TAIN STANLEY — CHURCH — POINT RECORD — PROSPECTS OF 



THE SETTLEMENT BUFFALOES ESCAPE — FENCE ACROSS 



NECK OF PENINSULA — LIEUT. P. B. STEWART EXPLORES 

 THE COUNTRY NATIVES — USES OF SAND TUMULI- 

 BUILDING BIRDS — BEAUTIFUL OPOSSUM — WILD BEES — 



ESCAPE FROM AN ALLIGATOR RESULT OF ASTRONOMICAL 



OBSERVATIONS — GEOLOGICAL FORMATION — RAFFLES BAY 



LEAVE PORT ESSINGTON POPHAM BAY DETECT 



ERROR IN POSITION OF PORT ESSINGTON — MELVILLE 



ISLAND DISCOVER A REEF IN CLARENCE STRAIT 



CAPE HOTHAM — NATIVE HUTS AND CLOTHING— GEOLO- 

 GICAL FORMATION — DISCOVER THE ADELAIDE RIVER — 



INTERVIEW WITH NATIVES ATTEMPT TO COME ON 



BOARD — MESSRS. FITZMAURICE AND KEYS NEARLY 

 SPEARED — EXPLORATION OF THE ADELAIDE — ITS CAPA- 

 BILITIES — WOOD DUCKS— VAMPIRES — ANOTHER PARTY 

 ASCENDS THE ADELAIDE — MEET NATIVES — CANOES — 



ALLIGATOR — VISIT MELVILLE ISLAND — GREEN ANTS 



THOUGHTS OF TAKING SHIP UP ADELAIDE ABANDONED — 

 TIDES IN DUNDAS STRAIT — RETURN TO PORT ESSINGTON 

 — THEATRICALS-— H. M. S. PELORUS ARRIVES WITH PRO- 

 VISIONS — FURTHER REMARKS ON THE COLONY. 



The expanse of water presented to our view in 

 standing up Port Essington, quite delighted us. It 

 is in truth a magnificent harbour, and well worthy 

 of having on its shores the capital of Northern Aus- 



