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172 of a reddih colour and atringent tate, which is ued for medicinal purpoes. We likewie collected everal pecies of philadelphus, the bankia integrifolia, a new pecies of epacris, &c.

On the ea-hore we met the ervant of Citizen Riche, greatly delighted with having hot a few birds, which he was carrying to his mater. This man, who had but jut recovered from a fit of illnes, was till upon the lit of the urgeon of the Eperance, who thought he had a right to what his patient had hot; but neither the threat of being purged, nor even that of being put upon pare diet could make him give up a ingle bird. The urgeon too kept his word; for he made him wallow a purgative and put him upon a pare regimen. The ervant, having learnt by melancholy experience the conequences of diobeying the Doctor, always ran away as fat as he was able, whenever he epied him in any of his hooting excurions afterwards.

After having directed our route for ome time to the north-eatward, we arrived before night at the coat directly oppoite to our veels. We expected to be immediately taken on board, as we had been promied that a boat hould be ent to fetch us, as oon as we wanted one. This might have been done in five minutes; but we were obliged to wait two hours on the hore. It would have