OF LA PEROUSE. 2jr 



a very fliort time, fell with a pole-axe, fome of 

 the thickcft trees in the forefl. 



We had now reaehed one of the moft lofty 

 fummits of thefe mountains, when one of our 

 party expreffcd to the fiwages a wiOi to have 

 ff)me water. Immciidtely two of them offered 

 him to go and fetch fome from a gully, which 

 appeared to us upwards of a thoufand yards off". 

 They fet our, and we foon loft fight of them. 

 As thcv were a long time before they made their 

 appearance, we were afraid that they had carried 

 off the bottles which we had entrufted to them; 

 but they at length returned, and feemed gra- 

 tified at having it in their power to offer us 

 fome very clear water to quench our thirfi. 



We then went down towards the f(Hith-eaft, 

 and crofied a fine valley, where I m.adc a very 

 abundant cclIev:lion of vegetables, aniong which 

 were the a':r'ift!cbii}ii aujlrale^ and feveral new 

 fpecies of iiinndoriim. 



A very heavy fliower obliged us to feek a 

 flielter in the cavities of the rocks^ where we 

 remained for fome time. AVe invited the fa- 

 vages who accompanied us, to partake of our re- 

 paft; feut VvC were very much furprifed to fee 

 that thefe cannibals would not eat the fait pork 

 which we offered them. 



1 "lie bad weather having deterred us from 

 paliirig the night in the nnountains, we returned 



a. 4 towards 



