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The arrival of the ASTROLABE and ZELIE in Raffles Bay in 1839, gave colour to the supposition that the French had a design to secure part of this territory after our first abandonment of it. Fortunately Sir Gordon Bremer was in time to make the second settlement at Port Essington a few short weeks before the appearance of M, Dumont D'Urville, even as Governor Phillip forestalled La Perouse.
That all the others may contain fresh water in the rainy season there is every reason for supposing, from the fact of deep channels being found in their banks; from what I have already observed regarding the water being less salt towards the heads at low tides; and from the report we afterwards heard at Port Essington that Malay proas occasionally visit the southern shores of the Gulf, and fill fresh water from alongside, some distance off the land.
The party were within a fortnight's march of Port Essington, where they arrived on the 17th day of December, and received a kind welcome and needful supplies from Captain MacArthur, commandant of the place. After a month's stay, they took ship, and reached Sydney at the end of March.
In the last-named locality a Cytherea inhabited the mud around their roots. At the Three Islets several new species of Melampus, a Nerita and a Cyrena lived in a like habitat, and at Port Essington Cerithium kieneri, was found in the same situation. The fine Cyrena cyrenoides lives among the roots of mangroves in the Louisiade Archipelago.
Cruise of H.M.S. BEAGLE Passengers Grey and Lushington Swan River Northern coast survey commenced Supposed channel at Dampier's Land non-existent Lieutenant Usborne accidentally shot King's Sound Effects of a rainy season Point Cunningham Skeleton of a native found New discoveries Fitzroy River explored Exciting incident Boat excursion to Collier Bay Swan River Native steward "Miago" Amusing inspection Meeting with the explorers at Hanover Bay Lieutenant Grey's description of native tribes Miago's memory Fremantle Needed communication BEAGLE at Hobart Town Survey work at Cape Otway Exploration of northwest coast Reminiscences of colonisation Discovery of the Adelaide River A serious comedy Port Essington and Clarence Straits Harbour of Port Darwin named The Victoria River Extravagant hopes Land party organized Captain Stokes speared Return to Swan River BEAGLE again North Examination of Sweer's Island Flinders and Albert Rivers discovered Inland navigation Gun accident Native mode of burial Fallacious Theorising The BEAGLE'S surveying concluded Maritime exploration closes.
Inhab. Port Essington, Mr. Gilbert. The A. AUSTRALASIENSIS, Milne Edwards, Crust ii. 332. t. 24. f. 1 5. agrees with this species in the form of the beak, but the keels on the thorax are not noticed either in the description or in the figure; and the caudal lobes in the figure appear most to resemble A. FRANKLINII.
Those first made out at Port Essington, were found to be half Malay words, and of any meaning rather than what they were supposed to convey. The words given below are from Mr. Earl's vocabulary, the result of four years careful examination and experience.
Among the information I gained during this stay at Port Essington respecting the Macassar people, who periodically visit the coast, was that of their discovering a strait leading into the Gulf of Carpentaria, behind English Company's Islands.
We sailed from Port Essington on the 19th of June, and found a very heavy confused sea running outside, which made the topsides leak so much that we were obliged to have recourse to the pump every hour. On the second day we made the south end of the Arrou Islands, the latitude of which agrees with the position assigned to it in the Admiralty Chart.
Gilbert had mentioned as having been found in Port Essington: their cry was rather plaintive, and less unmelodious than the scream of the large cockatoo; nor were they so shy and wary, particularly when approaching the water. August 15. Our beasts were so heavily laden with the meat of two bullocks, that I found it rather difficult to carry the additional meat of the emus.
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