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the 25th, when a party of natives once more came 
up, and took up their abode near us — three 
were of those who had accompanied us all the 
way from Denial Bay, and some others had also 
been with us before. On the 26th, I went down 
myself to Fowler’s Bay to look out for the cutter, 
which we now daily expected. Just as I arrived at 
the beach she came rounding into the bay, and Mr* 
Scott and myself got into our little boat, and pulled 
off to her, though with great difficulty, the wind 
blowing very fresh and dead against us, with the sea 
running high. We had three miles to go, and for a 
long time it was very doubtful whether we should 
succeed in reaching the vessel ; our utmost efforts 
appearing barely to enable us to keep our ground. 
I was myself, at the best, not very skilful in using 
an oar, and neither of us had had much practice in 
pulling in a heavy sea. However, we got on board 
after a good deal of fatigue, and were rewarded by 
receiving many letters, both English and Colonial. 
I found that in returning to Adelaide the Water- 
witch had proved so leaky as to be deemed unsafe 
for further service on so wild a coast, and that the 
Governor had, in consequence, with the promptness 
and consideration which so eminently distinguished 
him, chartered the 44 Hero,” a fine cutter, a little 
larger than the Waterwitch, and placing her under 
the command of Mr. Germain, had sent him to our 
assistance. On board the Hero I was pleased to 
find the native from King George’s Sound, named 
