WHITE'S JOURNAL OF A 
had waded through, one of our company fhot a very fine 
duck, which we had drefTed for fupper, on a little eminence 
by the fide of a cabbage tree fwamp, about half a mile 
from the runof the tide. Here the whole party got as much 
cabbage, to eat with their fait provifions^ as they chofe* 
While we had been detained by the tide, feveral natives 
were on the oppofite fide, who alfo pointed out to 
us the fhoaleft water, and appeared, by their figns and 
geflures, to wifh us very much to come over; but before 
the tide was fufficiently low, they went away. One of 
them wore a ikin of a reddifh colour round his fhoulders. 
Near the place where we pitched our tent, we faw feveral 
quails exadly like thofe in England. I fired four or five times 
at them, but without fuccefs, as my fhot was too large. 
23d. As foon as the dew was off the grafs, we began 
our march, and about twelve o'clock fell in with the 
fouth branch of Broken Bay : but finding the country 
round this part very rugged, an<i the difiance too great 
for our ftock of provifions, we returned to the fea fhore, 
in order to examine the fouth part of the entrance into the 
•bay. This, like every other part of the country we have 
feen, had a very indifferent afped. From the entrance 
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