CHAPTER V. 



FATE OF KENNEDT's EXPEDITION — SAIL ON CUE SECOND 

 NOBXHEEX CETJIZE — EICtTESION ON MOEETON ISLAND — 

 HISTOET or DISCOTEEIES ON THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OT 

 NEW GUINEA AND THE LOUISIADE AECHIPELAGO FEOM 

 1606 TO 1846— FIND THE SHOEES OF THE LOUISIADE 

 PEOTECTED BT A BAEEIEE-EEEP — BEAUTIFUL APPEAEANCE 

 OF EOSSEL ISLAND — PASS THEOUGH AN OPENING IN THE 

 EEEF AND ENTEE COEAL HATIN — INTEETIE"WS "WITH 

 NATTVDS ON PIG ISLAND — FIND THEM TEEACHEEOUSLT 

 DISPOSED — THEIE MODE OF FISHING ON THE EEEFS — 

 ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF BAETEE ALONGSIDE THE SHIP — 

 DESCEIPTION OF THE LOUISIADE CANOES AND MODE OF 

 MANAGEITENT — FIND A WATEEING PLACE ON SOUTH-EAST 

 ISLAND — ITS SCENEEY AND PEODUCTIONS — SUSPICIOUS 

 CONDUCT OF TpE NATIVES — THEIE OENAMENTS, ETC. 

 DESCEIBED. 



The most eventful occurrence during- our stay 

 in Sydney^ was the arrival of the schooner which 

 we had left at Port Albany, awaiting the arrival of 

 Mr. Kennedy. She brought the sad news of the 

 disastrous failure of his expedition, and of the death 

 of aU but three composing the overland part}-, 

 including their brave but ill-fated leader. I was 

 present at the judicial investigation which shortly 

 afterwards took place, and shall briefl}^ relate the 

 particulars. I shall not easily forget the appearance 

 which the survivors presented on this occasionj — 



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