260 Kennedy's expedition. 



At daylight despatched the whalehoat, in charge 

 of the second officer, mth four seamen, Jackey, and 

 his two companions, with particular orders to keep 

 close to the beach, and to land occasionally, to 

 examine all the native camping places and canoes ; 

 to make strict search for anything that might tend 

 to point out the fate of the unfortunate men. At 

 6"30 A.M. weighed, with a light breeze from the 

 southward, and steered to pass between the Bird 

 and Macarthur Islands ; at noon abreast of the 

 latter ; p.m., after passing Hannibal Isles, hauled 

 in for the shore, for the purpose of picking up the 

 whaleboat. At o"30 p.m., having shoaled our water 

 rather suddenly to 3|- fathoms, hard bottom, an- 

 chored about a mile off shore. Saw a canoe and a 

 few natives on the beach. Bearings at anchor — 

 Bisk Point, S. ^ E. ; the centre of the Hannibal 

 Isles, S.E. by E. half E. At eight p.m. the boat 

 returned. The second officer made the following 

 Report : — 



"■ 1 kept close along the beach all day, landed 

 three times ; first, near the creek where the Ariel's 

 boat landed, saw no indication there of Europeans. 

 I landed again some distance further on, where I 

 saw a native camp and a canoe. In the latter I 

 found a leathern pistol holster, marked S4, which 

 Jackey recognised as belonging to the party. 

 Three natives were seen by Jackey, who, on 

 percei\ang the boat, ran into the bush. At the 

 third place I landed I saw no indication of men. I 



