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 OA 01 AUIA,  crew were disptte, hed to examine  plaoe farther lml. n, where, from the green appearnnce of the trees, it was thought not unlikely that thom ialt be a fresh stream. I,n this they were  disappointed, for after much delay and trouble, from the dRculty of passing over the rocks, they returned with two baricas full of fresh.water, which they found in holes of considerable sise. In pulling up the river, an alligator was awling slowly over the mud banks, but took to the water before we came near it, and ruts and sm  were seen sippin about the roch, but they were yery shy, and fled the moment they sw us, Hfmover By thus proyin to nbrd ood anehore, and an opportunity of inreasin our mock of w,ter, ms well as plsenti , nndy bem:h on hich we could hul the seine, it was determined that we should visit it as soon es the  ooubt be moved out of ?rin Reenes ver. pumxi as we had passed in the mo, we hnded near two or three dles on the inner duty o; Munster Wter, but were umucessful n all our searches ater fresh-waMr.

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