HBBtihtHK
plied that a stranger was received with friendship. I t was iii
vain for me to desire Bangareë to proceed in his enquiries, there
was another etiquette* which’could' not be omitted, and this
was a continuance’in profound silencer This lasted far about
twenty minutes, ; a t the’expiration of-which time they by degrees
entered into discourse, drawing nearer to each other, as
they'began to talk. We'received, however, little information
from Dick, whether it >was that Bangareë did not well understand
him ; and I am inclined to think so, for some of-our people,
who were best acquainted with the language spoken ,by the
nativeS'round Sydney, .were a t’the same loss.
We gotfunder weigh about three P. M. and i a t fîye sàw another
high perpendicular island, bearing N. eight or nine miles;
which wê took for the real entrance. In the morning we were
well in with it ; and at-half past ten A. M. I went iû thé boat
with Dr* Harris, in order to discover whether this was thé place
that we'Jolsked for.. We found the entrance very narrow, with
a reef on one side, and a very heavy surf breaking on it. On the
other’side; were'sortie'heavy sand breakers, and the passage in
?ery much troubled, and all hut breaking. Binding this to be
the case, I at onetime put the boat’s head round to the swell*
and pulled bilt ; but the -risk óf bringing in the two vessels, without
exactly ascertaining the channel, made me determine to attempt
it, and accordingly Wet pulled through, and carried from
five to four and ; three, and half fathoms with us close to thé
island. I t was then just on the pitch of high water when we
landed’! on the island* up the stéep side o f which, near thé entrance,
we clambered till we reached the top’. This side is
covered with grass, but the others are perpendicular, in a crumbling
state, and falling by degrees into the sea. On the summit
is a beautiful view of the fiver, interspersed with islands, and
extending as far as the eye can reach. Here.I hoisted an Union
Jack,