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deposited by the rains, at which we watered our 
horses. This being the first time we had ever been 
able to do so on our whole journey without making 
use of the spade and bucket. After putting the 
horses out upon the best grass we could find, 
Wylie and I went to try our luck at fishing; the 
sea was boisterous, and we caught none ; but in re- 
turning, got about eight or nine crabs a-piece, which, 
with some of the kangaroo that was still left, enabled 
us to make our fare out tolerably. 
May 26. — In the latter part of the night the rain 
set in moderately, but steadily, and both Wylie and 
myself were very wet and miserable. The morning 
still continued showery, and I was anxious to have 
remained in camp for the sake of the horses ; but as 
we had consumed at breakfast the last of our kan- 
garoo, it became necessary to find some means of 
renewing our resources, or else lose no time in 
making the best of our way onwards. Having sent 
Wylie to try and get crabs, I went out with the 
rifle, but could see nothing to shoot ; and upon re- 
turning to the camp, I found Wylie had been 
equally unsuccessful among the rocks, the sea being 
too rough ; there was no alternative, therefore, but 
to move on, and having got up the horses, we pro- 
ceeded behind Cape Arid for ten miles, at a course 
of W. 15° N., and encamped at night amid a clump 
of tea-trees, and bastard gums, where we got good 
grass for our horses, but no water. The day had 
been intensely cold, and I could not persuade Wylie 
