had met with the night before near the Narrowbine, who would
supply us with some fish. The native.w.e had as a guide had
been probably induced to accompany us for th e sake of getting?
plenty of biscuit, of which, as already has been mentioned, his
countrymen are remarkably fond. As it was not full tide he,led
us along the sea shore under the heights we had travel led in the
morping, and very near a gunnie, or house, which he made us-
understand was the place o f ;his birth. The flood-tide .set in
very rapidly, which, with our having to travel over a large range
of rocks, much retarded our progress, and from the dashing of
the waves against the base I was apprehensive we should not be
able to accomplish our intentions, but our guide pushed on,
and wherever the passage was difficult or dangerous, he N either
pointed o u t the steps we were, to take with his spear, orheld
out his hand.,to assist us. He always carried some of our
things, particularly my boat-cloak. I t is brrt proper for me to
observe, that the care and attention of this rude and uncivilized
Savage was highly exemplary, and merited our best
regards.
Upon our arrival at the spot where we left the natives, to our
great disappointment we.found.they had removed themselves.
I t was now.about three o’clock, P. M. and i t was dark about,
seven. From Rose Bay, where I had ordered the boat to meet,
us in the morning of the following day, it was nearly five miles -to
Sydney Cove. The guide, who now became very hungry,, seemed
as desirous as ourselves of finding the natives. He endeavoured
by looking at the paths to find out which they had pursued;
accordingly he pitched on that which led to the place where we
had before, seen the two canoes on the sand; buton reaching the
spot they too were gone. As the canoes were not. large enough
to hold all the people we. had.seen, he informed us he knew the
path the remainder had taken. We accordingly, at his request,
walked
walked at-a round p’ac^iri queSt^fi them, and on our way along
the shore he picked up^afSimp 'Of what appeared to/ me to be
the-'Epidermis which adhfei^s/tp ,-iWks^ and '-whibb the fdafCe of
the’t'ide had thrown lip?/'' It*V^C ^ornpole^-^of^h' glutinous sub-
'sthnee aald jvery,mfjdyi-yet in this disa^Mi'e^bmjslate beAu Cked
and'feab'ityfjl Have' se6n‘r%e]:£)utch'fisBermefa, ah,1 the ‘ Gape-!df
Good Hope'make use/bbit;as*baifip ImfMlb.win^'th^^aek he
a short, d istah c e jiii't'o .w e ld s1'. '» By the
time we -rehched the placd-fo which I-had ordered-the b o a t: it
was nearly da-rV;vbut as the native^-t*hdl,guid%’WasV§carehing
for coUldih-d^De^agrSat -way offfhve wefef anxious*tbfgfet to,them.
In dh^a»»mplisHment sof; our purpo##!^ led -u# through varb
eu|, %'hiekretsUth;Ip,l4cw.4^1y' their haunts^; >ah’d ’fcfced!
sibnally sd t'iip ^ k in d -of howl, at the-same^Hie lis^eai.mg^i#sa i0 ,
answer was*,given. After he had howlefl thus for some time?,
we5 dilgWered' a fud kindled on.a height.close ,to< thg.sbore, and.
SOp^after our guides howling was answered-1 byl/similar out-
'Crih$^ and the fire wqs seen to blazh .forth’.1 Herd^-kindj'c^leon-
versafkjh took- place betwixt them-;, when he informed nite'that
he ’had/tokh them he was very hungry, and their" answer' was;,
thatrat a shortedistance^rom where we then were'f'dnptherparfty
was to'be found which had plenty of fish. -AccOrdinglyhe1 con-
dubted Usto the spot where the boat was^rdered torT&deivbus,'
and givithgme my cloak.and the other'articles^^a'idvhe would
find out his companions: he ascended a Height and was’ soon
out of sight. The moon novyshe'wed a litthSlight, having beef?
obscured by clouds, and as a good many showers of rain had.
-fallen during the day, the,ground was wet ;-shdweV6f, being very
tired,;yre laid ourselves,down on the sand, intending to wait till
morning, for as to our hungry guMfe* we did-not expect his return:
In about three ?quarters of an hour after his leaving t&jt
to1 my great surprise, we heard the sound -of voices approacho
me