VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 201 
Augufl. 
without feeing any objed:s worth notice, until we came 1788. 
to a convenient fpot to encamp for the night, where 
there was great plenty of cabbage trees, and tolerable 
water ; a circumftance, as I have already obferved, not 
generally to be met with in this country, except on the 
fea coaft ; and even there by no means in abundance. 
While foup was making of fome birds we had lately 
killed (which proved very good), and every thing was< 
getting ready for the night, the governor, the two other 
gentlemen, and myfelf, took our guns, and afcended a 
hill juft above us. From this eminence we faw the fouth- 
crn branch of Broken Bay, which ran far into the country. 
During our return, we picked up, in the diftance of 
about half a mile, twenty-five flowers of plants and fhrubs 
of different genera and fpecies, fpecimens of which I have 
tranfmitted to Mr. Wilfoit^ particularly the Red Gum Tree. 
(See Plate annexed). On the fpot where we encamped, 
the grafs was long, dry, and four ; and in fuch abundance, 
that we fet it on fire all around, for fear the natives fiiould 
furprife us in the night by doing the fame ; a cuilom in 
which they feem always happy to indulge themfelves. 
25th. We fet off early in the morning to look at the 
D d branch 
