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sented that there was a heautiful tract of land and plenty of 

 •water about ten miles further up the bay, and near the govern- 

 ment settlement, which had been abandoned in 1827. After 

 some deliberation and hesitation on the part of the captain, 

 it was determined that a party should proceed at daylight to 

 Phillip Island, to examine that station, and if we could not 

 find good land and water, to proceed at once to the spot 

 pointed out by Mr. Thorn. 



Jan. 25. — Went on shore at daylight, with Mr. Mal- 

 colm, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Mudie, to Phillip Island, and 

 returned in about an hour, finding Phillip Island totally unfit 

 for the purpose required. Got the vessel immediately under 

 weigh, and proceeded to the spot pointed out by Mr. Thorn, 

 and came to anchor within a quarter of a mile from shore, 

 about nine o'clock in the morning. The long and other boats 

 were immediately loaded with sheep, and Mr. Mudie, Mr. 

 Gardiner, Mr. Leake, Mr. Malcolm, Tom, and myself, and 

 two shepherds went ashore with the first boat. Mr. Robert- 

 son staid on board for the purpose of superintending the 

 sheep, and it was arranged that Mr. Mudie and the shepherds 

 should wait on the beach and receive them, and that the 

 others should examine the tract of land, and decide upon the 

 most eligible spot as a temporary settlement. When the 

 sheep were landed they endeavoured to drink salt water, and 

 were inclined to wander (as sheep always do in a strange 

 place) . They were landed upon a point of land with abund- 

 ance of grass, and 300 acres of land might be enclosed by a 

 line of 150 yards. 



When I landed I particularly cautioned the shepherds not 

 to let the sheep stray, and to keep them from the salt water. 

 We then proceeded to examine the land, and found abund- 

 ance of grass, and in some places it was six feet high, but we 

 did not find any water. In passing through one of the valleys 

 I found the gleams of heat extremely oppressive, and which 

 brought on violent palpitation and a determination of blood 

 to the head. We were then distant about three miles from 

 the vessel. I walked back, supported by Mr. Gardiner and 

 Mr. Leake, about one mile, but was unable to proceed any 

 further. I then lay down under a tree, Tom and Mr. Leake 

 remaining with me, and Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Malcolm pro- 

 ceeded to the vessel to procure assistance. They returned in 

 two hours with a boat, and I reached the vessel about three 

 o'clock, and found all the sheep, amounting to one thousand 

 and nine had been landed. In the evening, Mr. Robertson, 



