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start without our breakfast, having no bread baked, 

 and being- unable to find water. We followed the 

 course of a creek at the foot of a low range of hills 

 running northward, the range being to the west- 

 ward. In the evening we found water in the creek. 



Nov. 10th. — We proceeded along the valley of 

 the creek, which was very uneven, and fiiU of small 

 hillocks. Near the spot where we camped a great 

 number of Pandanus trees were growing. On each 

 side of the creek there were a few scattered trees 

 and a thick scrub to the westward. The soil was 

 stifl^ with plenty of grass in the vaUey. 



Mr. Kennedy, here, finding from the weak state 

 of some of the men, that it would be impossible for 

 us to reach Cape York before our provisions were 

 exhausted, resolved to form an advance party, 

 consisting of himself, Jackey, Costigan, Luff, and 

 Dunn. 



We had but nine horses left, of which number it 

 was proposed that they should take seven, and 

 proceed to Cape York as quickly as possible, to 

 obtain provisions for the rest of the party from the 

 vessel waiting with supplies for our homeward 

 journey. 



Hov. 11th. — We proceeded along the valley a 

 short distance, with a view of forming our depot as 

 near to Weymouth Bay as possible. We crossed 

 the creek where it turned eastward, on a kind of 

 bank, which intercepted its course, up to which, 

 from the east, the tide came sometimes, so that on 



