probably be laid on hersjdojj^hen theffolfowing.sea would
overwhelm her; whereas» thevfemer has :^ ^ ^W .c h 8 o d ^ 6 i »be
carried,'SO}'ja^ar;the,shore byttheffirst sp^^thafee^i^lb^dj might
safely .»get: o u ll ^ h e n r Subh I ' take fo fre onWof „the properties
belonging. to a b^sseVconstrucfed „on the like .principle to rthe
L a d y ^ e lso n . Indhe-imstanteeT haye here given, I havd con-
fined mysdfcffjffosa sandy beach or flat strand ; b u t suppose the
shoi;e a y©s§eUs>ioas;t upeu-tfe o f any other kind* ^the wesseF
the smallest draught,ed;i‘W]ater;iS^Haost likely, if not, tci isaye hetr-i
self,; atleastjto,save* her- crew-1 L et it -be -considered, th a t a ves~"
I sel'thrown omifrore^after herfirst touching th§igr,ound, forced
further upon i t by %very succeeding-Wave, JurtiLthe 'powerMf
the sea is-unequal to.1 carry Tier a greater, length"-; and ■ then, if
she is not,well put-together; or the sea happen to! Bp 'bf/grehi;
strength,^he,is beaten to ;pieces. - All thafe^^^^Sdondfiii siicM
an extremity,'.ds<!to ease'or lighten her as’much asjpossiblc. I f
then a vessel" can lay. her bow dowtr, inr three feet water,f with
all her, stgres forlwo or three months?on boarders ifoiiot clear
t h a t ^ f bas an adyantageover another drawing, sijsst A n d tM
most-likfly that a vessel of sixty tons,'built in theiusual ^ y >
will not draw hsuchless; Now, admitting that the ffepmer- has
been obliged to cut aWay her masts, and throw’every thing of
weight overboard, provided the bowsprit be preserved, »and she
end on; which, until' she first took the ground, it isvprobable
would be the case, the crew would be able, on the retreat of the
sea, to land-nearly on tbedbeach.
But. to proceed, as I am no friend to vessels being on’ the*
ground, unless.there be an absolute necessity for.itpby carrying
a bawser out I soon hauled flier off, and brought her up nearer
to Margarets Island, a t which'we stayedfoar some time.
We,found this island to be in general flat, but well covered
with
with wood. lier^ddde^Ö'siitedf some,seeds',;- but did’ not'find
tfiêsÉ^^cquall^i'iClswithf&IMï^Chüf'ehilFs* Island. Mr. - Bar-
ii^llier1 and!# wCi^^orlsd greafdeng-tfefdfev^ay# up this,arm, arid
v e r p , 'haviug 'many
woodssofda^gpi^bibèéllmes, intetmixlecl witkopen -savannahstof
the md&t rich ^akdibluxuriant? gras’s. We explored' in the boat
f^eVielral .snaèdl ereeks running^up in thdeduntly; coming;to the
end „of some,- jwe .walked forwardcand observCd many-clear spots r
affording excellent pasture.^ •H,ere^wa!s^however|u. want - of’
s<fereams ^ff'pbS!kswate#; and having by s'oroe abeidemt.lpst a part
“of* what me broughtfWith? us from «the vessel; We found a pressing
call forrthat'Mibe^stiS.y'be^cTage.’ Luckily I heard thé bu-ïM
fro^if which is common to>Nèw-’ South Wf&Jésp and I made to-
wards^ith’e thicket from whence- hisvcroaking-fissued, and-1 there
found a upr^septt * supply- The 'water »indeed Was stagnant, but
it ■'W'ais# ^ '^ ft; arid? asrfcÉis*. reptile- -is* .an j| inhabitant ja f moist
■ plaegsy? I. mike ;n o ; doubt • water, iwilk bblflound' b y ' digging. $ in
4®ost, S‘p,o|s frequentedyby■ the bull-frog.
Or^oun wdy.up we found a rapid tide with many whirl-pdols,
occasioned by th e deep hdles'rwhlcli a t had-formed id 'the soft
mudi.jirThis arm being-nearly dryafdow water, remmdedfrfae ofi
theiappearance o f Portchester.Lake whem-tfee tide is out. £ In-1
(liir;th%én'tirë- viéw o f Western Port has no-small resemblance
o f ipithead and Portsmouth Harbour. •
We encamped" for the night on thè bordèrs of a lagoon which
abounded with ducks, and here, we found some gunnies, sor ha?-
bitations of the natives, about which fish and other bones were
strewed in great profusion, with" egg-shells of an uncommon
size. We observed';th,e .tracks of quadrupeds,..which we supposed
to, be .made b y the native dogs, if-sty. they-were of a
larger size than any I had before seen. \ These-tracks were impressed