VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
never travel without them, and kindled large fires both 
in front and rear; ftill, however, the cold was fo very 
intenfe that we could fcarcely clofe our eyes during the 
night. In the morning the grafs was quite white with 
a hoar froft, fo as to crackle under our feet. After 
breakfafi: we vifited the grave of the French abbe, who 
died whilft the Count de Peyroufe was here. It was truly 
humble indeed, being diftinguifhed only by a common 
head-flone, ftuck flightly into the loofe earth which 
covered it, Againft a tree, jufi; above it, was nailed a 
board, with the following infcription on it : 
mC JACET 
LE RECEVEUR 
EX F. F. MINORIBUS GALLIA SACERDOS 
PHYSICUS IN CIRCUMNAVIGATIONE MUNDI 
DUCE D. DE LA PEYROUSE. 
OBIIT DIE 17th FEBR. ANNO 1788. 
As the painting on the board could not be permaiient, Go- 
vernor Phillip had the infcription engraved on a plate of 
copper, and nailed to the fam,e tree ; and at fome future 
day he intends to have a handfome head-ftone placed at 
Y 2 the 
