WHITE'S JOURNAL OF'A 
After we had paffed it, we fell in with an hitherto unper- 
ceived branch of Port Jackfon harbour, along the bank of 
which the grafs was tolerably rich and fucculent, and in 
height nearly up to the middle, interfperfed with a plant 
much refembling the indigo. We followed this branch 
weftward for a few miles, until we came to a fmall frefli 
water ftream that emptied itfelf into it. Here we took up 
our quarters for the night, as our halts were always regulated 
by frefli water, an effential point by no means to be 
difpenfed with, and not very abundant, or frequently to be 
met with, in this country. We made a kettle of excellent 
foup out of a white cockatoo and two crows which ! had fhot, 
as wc came along. The land all around us was fimilar to 
that which we had pafled. At night we had thunder, 
lightning, and rain. The governor, though not free from 
pain, was rather recovering. 
24th. As foon as the dew, which is remarkably heavy in 
this country, was off the ground, we proceeded to trace 
the river, or fmall arm of the fea. The banks of it were 
now pleafant, the trees immenfely large, and at a confiderable 
diftance from each other ; and the land around us flat, and 
rather low, but well covered with the kind of grafs jufl 
mentioned. 
