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branch of Broken Bay which we had feen the evening 
before ; and were led to it by a path not very much 
frequented. At the head of this branch we found a frefli 
water river, which took its rife a little above, out of a 
fwamp. Such is the origin and fource of every river 
we have yet difcovered in this country ; though few, when 
compared to thofe in any other part of the world. It is 
very extraordinary that in all this extenfive trac^, a living 
fpring has not yet been explored. On this river we faw 
many ducks and teal. Mr. CrefTv/ell fhot one of the latter, 
and I fhot one of the former. They were both well tafled, 
and good of their kind. At the head of this branch we 
found the country rough and impaflable. Having followed 
the courfe of the river to its origin, we that day returned 
to Manly Cove, where we furprifed two old men, an old 
woman, a grown-up girl, and thirteen children, in a hut. 
When the children faw us approach, they all gathered 
themfelves clofely together around the girl ; they cried, 
and feemed much terrified. The old men fhowed fuch 
diflike to our looking at them, that the governor and the 
reft of the party withdrew to fome little diftance to dine. 
Some of the children, on feeing all the party gone but 
myfelf 
