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that the " Aernerrts " complement were heartily tired of the 

 voyage, which brought them daily recrimination on account of the 

 shortcomings of their vessel, for which they were not to blame. 

 They had hardships enough, saw no chance of profit for themselves 

 and were condemned to play the unenviable part of second fiddle. 

 On the other hand, it is probable that the " jury " rudder was lost, 

 in which case (the wind being SE. by E.), the ship would have to 

 stand out to sea, and in course of time some other substitute for a 

 rudder would have to be rigged up. At any rate, ISACK DE BRUNE, 

 Governor of BANDA, reported to the Governor-General, PIETER 

 DE CARPENTIER, that on I4th May a ship was sighted, which proved 

 to be the " Aernem" and that she had lost her rudder on the I3th. 

 No report of the " Aernenfs " voyage is known to exist, and 

 with her parting from the " Per a " she passes out of the region with 

 which we are dealing. HEERES, who has thoroughly investigated 

 the whole of the available documentary evidence, comes to the 

 conclusion that the first land she saw was GROOTE EYLAND and that 

 afterwards she skirted the north-western horn of the Gulf of Car- 

 pentaria, forming the northern portion (now known as ARNHEM 

 LAND) of the " Northern Territory " of Australia. 



