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Dr. VALLACK'S STATEMENT. 



A FULL account of proceeding's taken by the Ariel 

 from the time of Jackey's arrival at Cape York, 

 on the 23rd December, 1848, up to the time 

 of her departure from Weymouth Bay, on the 

 31st December, 1848. 



Dec. 2Srd, 1848.— About eig-ht o'clock, a.m., 

 Captain Dobson called down to me, saying that he 

 thoug-ht Mr. Kennedy was arrived, as there was a 

 black on shore with a shirt on and trousers. On 

 g-oing- upon deck, the Captain had left in the ding-ey 

 for the main land, where the black was standing ; I 

 observed with the glass and the naked eye, the 

 black first standing-, then walking- very lame, then 

 sitting- down on a rock on the main land. The 

 ding-ey made there, and took him on board. It 

 turned out to be Jackey, of Mr. Kennedy's party, 

 who looked very hag-gard and told a woeful tale. 

 After being- on board I wished to take down depo- 

 sitions, fearing- an3rthing- might happen to him from 

 over-excitement. Depositions were taken, before 

 which he became faint, and a g-lass of wine revived 

 him, which he told us afterwards, made him 

 "budg-eree" (that is, well again). I consulted with 

 the Captain as to what should be done, and it was 



