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COA?'TS OF ?ugrRALIA. .the tid e, we' did not stay to examine it; and, �ere?ore, d?e? o?'?it ?t? our' return. o?.. ? ?ree miles f?her up we put ashore ? rest, .?d'. refresh ?e ?at's cre? ;..a?d .?st I was ?upied at ?e ?ch,. Mr. H?ter ?cend? ?e hill 'to 'exam? the ?um? .but fo? ?y a ?ntin?tion 'of t? same ?ky'"h?s. ?d s? d?t. ? The' chafer:of;the river had ?sumed .ne?ly the s?e ap?ran? as.H?er ?d ?s -Rivers in Pfin? :Fredefic's Harbor, ?xce?ng that th? ?s,? TM less preq?i?ps.?d ra?er �w?; 'About two miles bey?.'ou?.'s?on

the wid? be? ? d?rease, and ?e ?m to

t?e a ?re winding ?se :?' ?e banks were ?so lower, ?d 'the m?ov? appeared"? in- cr?e. in q?tity; but, uflike ?e'o?er rivers, .?e ?tmm ?w?. of s?d, .?d ?ere w? ?cely �?y-mud,' excepting on '?e :banks. where. ?e .man,oyes ?ew. ' Sever?pl?s were ob'?e? .u?n .the? hills where ?e :tr?s :? :?ss h? 'been burnt by fire, but 'o?e?se: ?ge was no sign of ?e b?s of ?e river ever'being fre- queued by natives. By ?e t?e we had m?esh? o?selv? it was get?ng la?, and we set out on our return; ?e tidd h? now ebb? ?miderably, ?d expos? sever? b?s w?, ha? b?n ?ver?, had before e?p? our ob?ation; we ?o?d? on