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ADDITIONAL NOTICES. 
[June 14, 1858, 
rely upon the Admiralty’s well-known stamp, and discover perhaps when too 
late that the surveys were duly noticed in the title of the chart as not being 
made by the Admiralty officers. This chart of the Sea of Marmora ought to 
he corrected and republished. 
It is possible that the rock alluded to, which is now under water, might 
have sunk since the time the surveys were made, and it is also possible that 
the same cause which depressed the rock might have elevated the isthmus of 
Artaki. This supposition would he partly consistent with the representations 
both of the chart and of Strabo, but still not quite reconcilable with the com- 
paratively recent date of the Admiralty chart. 
At the same time, it may be well to remark that the earthquake of March, 
1854, with which we in these localities were visited, caused many changes in 
the country between Artaki and Mount Olympus, so much so that the courses 
of some rivers near Brusa were entirely altered, and have remained so since. 
Edmund Leahy. 
10. Ascent of the Albert River in search of the Letters of Mr. A. Gregory , in 
command of the North Australian Expedition. By Mr. James Flood, 
Assistant Botanist. 
November 13 th, anchorage off the mouth of the Albert . — Daylight, heavy 
clouds to the s.w., wind strong from the e. ; the bar in front of the river could 
be seen from the masthead, and was dry for a long distance. Deeming it 
unsafe to start with a small boat deeply laden while the wind was blowing 
so fresh and such a heavy cross sea on the bar, caused by the tide and wind, 
I had everything required for the journey got in readiness, with 10 days’ 
rations, consisting of flour, pork, tea, and sugar, with a small keg of water. 
The wind and sea having somewhat abated, I left the vessel at 11*5 a.m., 
taking with me three men of the expedition, viz. Selby, Showell, M‘Donald, 
and one of the crew. In crossing the bar the boat grounded, when we had to 
get out and draw her over the sand for about a mile. Entered the river 
(Kangaroo Point) at 12*45 p.m., when, passing the point, three natives came 
running down to the bank, calling out and beckoning for us to land. They 
all carried long spears, and in the hands of one was a large tomahawk. Pro- 
ceeded up the river and reached the two first islands by 4*10 p.m. The wind 
now flew round to the south, which, against the tide, caused such a sea that 
with some little difficulty we kept the things in the boat dry. When we 
came abreast of the next two islands the wind increased from south, rising 
the dust and leaves in clouds, and we had to hold on to the mangroves to 
save our boat from taking in water. From Kangaroo Point to these islands 
the river banks are nearly one unbroken line of mangroves, behind which, in 
places, there appear to be extensive mangrove swamps. The islands consist 
of a mass of mangrove- trees, the tide at high-water flowing in among them. 
Entered the western branch of the river at 6*30 p.m., pushed on through the 
most tortuous reaches, having a fair tide, and hopes of getting fresh water, as 
the river w 7 as said by Captain Stokes to be fresh above Island Peach. We 
had now been some few hours without any, and one of the men was knocked 
up through drinking salt-water. At midnight passed through Island Peach, 
when, upon tasting the water, it was as salt as the sea. Mosquitoes now 
began to become troublesome. 
Nov. 14 th . — Passed through the large bend beyond Island Peach and by 
the remainder of the islands, when the mosquitoes became so thick and 
troublesome that we could pull no longer. At 3 a.m. we landed, lit a fire, 
rolled ourselves up in our blankets, and tried to get sleep for two hours, but 
