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be floating at a little distance in front of the settlement. 
The object was soon perceived to be in motion, and after a 
discussion as to whether it might not be a merman or mer¬ 
maid, a soldier more shrewd than the rest, made out that the 
supposed monster of the deep was no other than the run¬ 
away, astride on a log, and making his way to the main. 
He was soon brought in, and a hundred lashes rewarded his 
nautical ingenuity. After continuing this line of conduct for 
some time, it struck him that he had been going the wrong 
way to work his freedom; he resolved to reform, and shewed 
such symptoms of a new mode of life, that from overseer of 
millers, he became store-porter and clerk, and at last was 
removed for his good conduct to Hobart Town ; there, by 
attention to his duties, he obtained the indulgence of a ticket- 
of-leave, and ultimately his freedom. By continuing in the 
habits of industry he had acquired, he soon amassed some 
property. This man died very suddenly, but had obtained 
the esteem of all that knew him. 
With this article, we close our account of Macquarie 
Harbour. 
Art. IX. Extract from a letter “ On some Fossil Bones 
discovered at Mount Macedon , Port Phillip By Dr. 
E. C. Hobson. 
The fossil bones of a number of extinct animals have been 
discovered by Mr. P. Mayne, near Mount Macedon, amongst 
which are the molar teeth, half the lower jaw, part of a femur, 
numerous scapula, and other bones of a very large animal, 
resembling in many of its anatomical characters those of the 
Mastodon. The molar teeth consist of two transverse re¬ 
curved ridges, which are covered externally by a thick layer 
ot enamel. The posterior ridge has at its base a small 
