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crew were dispatched to examine a place farther l 83 i. 
on, where, from the green appearance of the Au^. 4. 
trees, it was thought not unlikely that there 
might be a fresh stream. In this they were not 
disappointed, for after much delay and trouble, 
from the difficulty of passing over the rocks, they 
returned with two baricas full of fresh-water, 
which they found in holes of considerable size. 
In pulling up the river, an alligator was seen 
crawling slowly over the mud banks, but took 
to the water before we came near it, and 
did not afterwards re-appear. Many kangaroo- 
rats and small kangaroos were seen skipping 
nbout the rocks, but they were very shy, and 
fled the moment they saw us. 
Hanover Bay thus proving to afibrd good 
anchorage, and an opportunity of increasing our 
stock of water, as well as presenting a sandy 
beach on which we could haul the seine, it was 
determined that we should visit it as soon as 
the brig could be moved out of Prince Regent’s 
River. 
On our return, which was over the same 
ground as we had passed in the morning, we 
landed near two or three gullies on the inner 
side of the island, which forms the eastern boun- 
dary of Munster Water, but were unsuccessful 
in all our searches after fresh- water. 
