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sufficiently recruited to commence their labours 
again. 
On the 18th, the overseer returned with the two 
jaded horses we had used on our last excursion, 
looking very wretched and weak. The day was in- 
tensely hot, with the wind due north : the thermo- 
meter in the shade, in a well lined tent, being 
105° at 1 1, a.m. — a strong corroboration, if such were 
required, of the statement of the natives, that there 
was no large body of inland water. At 2, p.m. 
the wind changed to west, and the thermometer 
suddenly fell to 95° ; a little afterwards, it veered to 
south-west, and again fell to 80° ; the afternoon 
then became comparatively cool and pleasant. 
The quality of the water at the well, was now 
beginning to affect the health of the whole party ; 
and on the 19th and 20th I put into execution my 
resolution of removing to Fowler’s Bay, where we 
again enjoyed the luxury of good water. Upon 
digging up the things we had left buried, we found 
them perfectly dry. On the 21st, I sent Mr. Scott 
down to the bay, to see if the cutter had come back, 
but she had not. On his return, he brought up 
a few fish he had caught, which, added to ten 
pigeons, shot by himself and the native boys, at the 
sand-hills, gave a little variety to our fare ; indeed, 
for several days, after taking up our old position at 
Point Fowler, we were well supplied both with fish 
and pigeons. 
Time passed gradually away until the evening of 
