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Lieutenants Grey and Lushington on the West Coast Narrow escape Start with an equipment of Timor ponies Grey wounded by the natives Cave drawings Return, having discovered the Glenelg Grey's second expedition Landed at Bernier Island, in Shark's Bay, with three whale-boats Cross to borne Island Violent storm Discovery of the Gascoyne Return to Bernier Island Find their CACHE of provisions destroyed by a hurricane Hopeless position Attempted landing at Gautheaume Bay Destruction of the boats Walk to Perth Great sufferings Death of Smith Eyre and the overlanders Discovery of Lake Hindmarsh Exploration of Gippsland Eyre's explorations to the north Discovery of Lake Torrens Disappointment in the country bordering on it Determines to go to King George's Sound Repeated attempts to reach the head of the Great Australian Bight Loss of horses Barren and scrubby country Final determination to send back most of the party Starts with overseer and three natives Hardship and suffering Murder of the overseer by two of the natives Eyre continues his journey with the remaining boy Relieved by the MISSISSIPPI whaler Reaches King George's Sound.

Such names as Cape Borda, Cape Linois, Maupertuis Bay, Cape Gautheaume, Bougainville Bay, and a few others, preserve the memory of the French expedition on Kangaroo Island. A rock, known as Frenchman's Rock, upon which a record of the visit was cut, also survives there. A few months after the publication of the Terre Napoleon charts in 1807, the truth about the matter became known.

There was nothing for it, however, but to put out to sea again, and they managed to reach Gautheaume Bay on the 31st of March; in attempting a landing, the boat Grey was in was dashed on a rock, and the other boat too received such great damage that it was impossible to repair either of them.

Berthier, Gautheaume, Eugene Beauharnais, Monge, and Bourrienne, were alone to accompany him, but the last two were not to be made acquainted with their departure for Europe before they had left Cairo with Bonaparte.