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water, and remained all day. On the following 

 morning', I went a good way, went round a great 

 swamp and mangroves, and got a good way by 

 sundown ; the next morning I went and saw a very 

 large track of blackfellows ; I went clear of the 

 track and of swamp or sandy ground ; then I came 

 to a very large river, and a large lagoon ; plenty of 

 alligators in the lagoon, about ten miles from Port 

 Albany. I now got into the ridges by sundown, 

 and went up a tree and saw Albany Island ; then 

 next morning at four o'clock, I went on as hard as 

 I could go all the way down, over fine clear ground, 

 fine iron bark timber, and plenty of good grass ; I 

 went on round the point (this was towards Cape 

 York, north of Albany Island) and went on and 

 followed a creek down, and went on top of the hiU, 

 and saw Cape York ; I knew it was Cape York, 

 because the sand did not go on fiu"ther ; I sat down 

 then a good while ; I said to myself this is Port 

 Albany, I believe inside somewhere ; Mr. Kennedy 

 also told me that the ship was inside, close up to 

 the main land ; I went on a Httle way, and saw the 

 ship and boat ; I met close up here two black gins 

 and a good many piccanninies 5 one said to me 

 " powad, powad ;" then I asked her for eggs, she 

 gave me turtle's eggs, and I gave her a burning 

 glass 5 she pointed to the ship which I had seen 

 before ; I was very frightened of seeing the black 

 men all along here, and when I was on the rock 

 cooeying, and murry murry glad when the boat 

 came for me. 



