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water. The dogs killed a kangaroo, which enabled 
ns to give our guide an abundant feast of food, to 
which he had been accustomed ; but to do the old 
man justice, I must say he was not very scrupulous 
about his diet, for he ate readily of any thing that 
we offered him. 
After we had encamped some more natives came 
up and joined us from the vicinity of Point Peter, 
which lay a few miles to the east of us ; they were 
known to those who had accompanied us, and were 
very friendly and well conducted. To many in- 
quiries about water inland, they all assured me that 
there was none to be found in that direction ; but 
said that there was water further along the coast 
called “ Berinyana gaippe,” and only one day’s 
journey from our present encampment. 
November 12. — I sent the overseer this morning 
to communicate with the cutter, and to request the 
master to fill up as much water as he could, prepa- 
ratory to our moving onwards to Fowler’s Bay. In 
the evening the overseer returned, accompanied by 
Mr. Scott, to acquaint me that the water near 
Point Peter was a considerable distance from the 
vessel ; and that it would be impracticable to fill up 
all the casks, with no other means than they had at 
command. 
1 took the sun’s altitude, at noon, for latitude ; but 
the day was windy, and the mercury shook so much 
that I could not depend upon the observation within 
three or four miles. It gave nearly 32° 10" S. which 
