Chapter 2: 6

Sail from Rottee. Search for shoal. Dampier's Archipelago. Examination of coast. Strange weather. Natives. Passage between Delambre and Huiy Islands. Proceed to Montebello Isles. Description of them. Barrow's Island. Tryal Rocks. New kangaroo. Abundance of turtle. New wallaby. Sail for Swan River. Find Ritchie's Reef. Islands between Barrow's and North-West Cape. Table of soundings. Swan River Native. Anchor under Rottnest. Vocabulary. Erect beacons. Bad weather. Habits of a native dog. Geological observations. Sail from Swan River. Error in position of Cape Naturaliste. King George's Sound. Appearance of Bald Head. Princess Royal Harbour. Origin of settlement. Town of Albany. Salubrity of climate. Excursion into interior. Course a kangaroo. Pitfalls. Herds of kangaroos. Rich country. The Hay River. Return to Albany. Departure for South Australia. Discover an Island. Death of a seaman. Position of Neptune Isles. Kangaroo, Althorp and Quoin Islands. Holdfast Road. Adelaide. Description of country. Governor Gawler's policy. Visit the Port. Mr. Eyre's expedition. Hardships of Overlanders. Cannibalism. Meet Captain Sturt. Native schools. System of education. Sail for Sydney. Squalls. Error in coast. Bass Strait. Arrive at Sydney.

CHAPTER 2.7.

Land Sales. Unsettled boundaries. New Zealand. Hunter River. Midnight alarm. Ludicrous scene. Changes in Officers of ship. Leave Sydney. Port Stephens. Corrobory. Gale at Cape Upstart. Magnetical Island. Halifax Bay. Astonish a Native. Description of country. Correct chart. Restoration Island. Picturesque arrival. Interview with the Natives from Torres Strait. Their weapons. Shoal near Endeavour River. Discover good passage through Endeavour Strait. Booby Island. New birds. The Painted Quail.

CHAPTER 2.8. GULF OF CARPENTARIA.

Leave Booby Island. Eastern shore of Gulf. Van Diemen's Inlet. Exploration of. Party of Natives. Level country. Tides. Visit Bountiful Islands. Description of them. Sail for Sweers Island. Investigator Road. Natives. Locusts. Record of the Investigator's visit. Dig a well. Boats explore island and coast to the westward. Sweers and Bentinck Islands. Tides. Take ship over to the main. Another boat expedition leaves. Ship proceeds to the head of the Gulf. Discovery and exploration of Disaster Inlet. Narrow escape. Description of Interior. Wild Fowl. Explore coast to the eastward. Inlets. Discover the Flinders. The Cuckoo. Ascent of the river. Night scene. Burial tree. Remarks. Return to the ship. Exploration of south-western part of Gulf. Large inlets discovered.

CHAPTER 2.9. GULF OF CARPENTARIA.

Boat expedition. Explore an opening. Discovery of the Albert. Natives. Picturesque Scenery. Hope Reach. Birds and Fishes. Upper Branch. Beauty of the Landscape. Land excursion. The Plains of Promise. Halt the party and proceed alone. Description of the country. Return down the Albert. Mouth of River. Arrive at Van Diemen's Inlet. Find Mr. Fitzmaurice severely wounded. General result of the survey of the Gulf. Winds and Temperature. Booby Island. Endeavour Strait. Reach Port Essington.

CHAPTER 2.10. INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

Leave Port Essington. Dobbo Island. Visit from the Schoolmaster. Church. Trade of the Arrou Islands. Their productions. Visit from Natives. The Banda Group. Penal Settlement. Adventures of a Javanese. Captain de Stuers. Native dance and sports. Nutmeg Plantations. Mode of preserving the fruit. Amboyna. Visit a natural grotto. Sail from Amboyna. Island of Kissa. Village of Wauriti. Missionary establishment. Serwatty Group. Return to Port Essington.

CHAPTER 2.11. PORT ESSINGTON AND THE NORTH-WEST COAST.

Appearance of Settlement. Effects of climate. Native mother. Trade in teeth. Macassar Proas. Lieutenant Vallack visits the Alligator Rivers. Interview with Natives. Prospects of Port Essington. Lieutenant Stewart's Route. Climate. Remarks of Mr. Bynoe. Harbour of refuge. Sail from Port Essington. Sahul Shoal. Arrive at Coepang. Timorees. Sail for North-west Coast. Strong winds. Cape Bossut. Exploration of North-west Coast. View of Interior. Birds. Solitary Island. Visit the Shore. Amphinome Shoals. Bedout Island. Breaker Inlet. Exmouth Gulf. Arrive at Swan River.

CHAPTER 2.12.

Reported Harbour. Set out for Australind. The Grass-tree. Correspondence with Mr. Clifton, etc. Sail from Gage Road. Examination of coast. Reach Champion Bay. Visit Mount Fairfax and Wizard Peak. Arid nature of country. Want of water. Native Grave. The Greenough river. Natives. Leave Champion Bay. Koombanah Bay. Naturaliste Reef. Reach South Australia. Port Adelaide. Proposed Railroad. Visit Mount Barker. Encounter Bay. Native fishing. Return to Adelaide. Sail from South Australia. Portland Bay. Squatters. Tour in the interior. Fertile country. View from the Sugarloaf. Visit Cape Bridgewater. Sail for Hobart. Liberality of Sir John Franklin. Atmospheric changes. Arrive at Sydney.

CHAPTER 2.13.

Exploration of Interior. Twofold Bay. Survey of Bass Strait. Dangerous situation of the Beagle. Kent and Hogan Groups. Gipps Land. Wilson's Promontory. The Tamar. Eastern entrance of Strait. Steam communication between India and Australia. New Guinea. Straitsmen. North coast of Tasmania. Aborigines. Port Phillip. Directions for ships passing King Island. Complete survey of Bass Strait. Farewell to Sydney. Moreton Bay. The Comet. State of Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. Lighthouses in Bass Strait.

CHAPTER 2.14. AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND.

Sail from Tasmania. The South-west Cape. Monument to Flinders. Rottnest Island. Lighthouse. Penal Establishment. Longitude of Fremantle. Final departure from Western Australia. Rodrigue Island. Effects of a hurricane at Mauritius. The crew and passengers of a foundered vessel saved. Bourbon. Madagascar. Simon's Bay. Deep sea soundings. Arrival in England. Take leave of the Beagle. The Surveying service.

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