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BUY A KANGAROO DOG. 
9th September, one of the police horses (called “ Grey Paddy”) 
kindly lent to the Expedition by His Excellency the Governor, 
was found with his leg broken, apparently from the kick of 
another horse during the night, and I was obliged to order him 
to be shot in consequence. With this exception, no serious 
accident has occurred, and the whole of the party are in the 
enjoyment of good health and spirits. As the Expedition will 
still be absent, in all probability, upwards of five months, I have 
availed myself of a kind offer from Dr. Harvey, to send his boat 
over to Adelaide, and have sent Mr. Scott to receive any instructions 
his Excellency the Governor, or the Committee, may wish to give 
relative to our future proceedings ; and immediately Mr. S. re- 
turns, I shall hurry up to Streaky Bay with the supplies, and 
at once move on to the westward, my overseer being now en- 
gaged in preparing for our forcing a passage through the scrub, 
to the north-west of Streaky Bay, as soon as we arrive there 
with the remainder of the party. 
“ I have the honour to be, Sir, 
“ Your obedient servant, 
“Edw. John Eyre.” 
il The Chairman of the Committee for | 
promoting the Northern Expedition 
From the 9th to the 22nd of October, I was 
occupied a good deal at the camp, having only 
one man and a native boy to attend to the tent, 
the horses and the sheep, so that I was in a great 
measure confined at home, occasionally only making' 
short excursions to the town to superintend the 
preparation of a large supply of horse-shoes, or 
visiting the stations of some of the nearest country 
settlers. I had lately bought a kangaroo dog, from 
the captain of an American whaler, and in these 
