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SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL 
1818. proximity of the cutter, without preventing the 
janTii. necessary repairs to the rigging being carried on 
at the same time by the remainder of the crew on 
board. 
21-31. During our stay in Oyster Harbour many 
parts of the neighbourhood were visited by us , 
and on one occasion, Mr. Roe walked round its 
shores ; in doing which he got into great danger. 
Upon leaving the vessel, his intention was only 
to go to a projecting head on the western 
side, for the purpose of taking a sketch ; but 
being tempted to extend his walk, he had 
half traversed the shore of the harbour before 
he thought of returning. He had already waded 
over the river that falls into the N.W. corner of 
the port, which was not more than four feet deep ; 
and to avoid crossing it again, he preferred return- 
ing to the tent, by making the circuit of the har- 
bour: but after proceeding some distance further, 
he unexpectedly met with another river, deeper 
and wider than that which he had previously 
passed ; this proved to be the “ Riviere de Fran- 
cois” of Captain Baudin; it falls into Oyster Har- 
bour at its N.E. corner, about two miles to the 
eastward of the W estern Riv er . In attempting to 
ford this, finding the water deeper than he ex- 
pected, he was obliged to swim about two 
hundred yards ; and, from being burdened with 
