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] the waves in the cavities of the hard freetone which forms the bais of thee hills.

We had carcely proceeded a thouand toies, when the remains of a hut and heaps of ea-hells hewed us that this iland was inhabited.

We aw here for the firt time the partridge of the Cape of Van Diemen. We prung a very large covey of them, which lighted at a great ditance from us,

Late in the evening we met Citizen Riche, who had paed the night with the fihermen. We gladly accepted his offer to hare the fruits of his fihery with us, and he hewed us a mall pring, where we had the pleaure of refrehing ourelves with excellent water over a meal of very fine fih and mucles, which we broiled upon the coals after the manner of the New Hollanders. After uch a repat we had little occaion for the proviions we had brought with us from the hip.

We were informed that the principal officers of the Recherche had agitated the quetion among themelves, whether the gentlemen engaged in reearches of natural hitory had any right to the freh proviions ditributed on board, whilt they were employed upon hore in making the collections which the object of their appointment required. Care was taken that none of their number hould be admitted to thee dicu- ions;