Thus concluded our first cruise on this almost hitherto unknown part of the continent; and looking at its results we had every reason to feel satisfied, having appended 300 miles of new land to our geographical store, and succeeded in an object of paramount interest in this country, the discovery of a river.  Besides the nautical information obtained, some additions were made to the secondary objects of the voyage, by increasing our knowledge of the natural history and indigenous productions of North-western Australia.

CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE.

During the period of our visit we had a temperature varying from 76 to 125 degrees; the weather generally fine, with moderate south-easterly winds, and occasionally heavy squalls from the eastward, excepting in the month of February and part of March, when we experienced heavy falls of rain, accompanied by fresh westerly winds.  But as these changes have already been noticed in the diary, it is needless to enter into further detail about them here.

CHAPTER 1.8.  SWAN RIVER TO SYDNEY.

Miago’s reception by his countrymen. 
Whale Fishery. 
Strange ideas entertained by Natives respecting the first Settlers. 
Neglected state of the Colony. 
Test security of Owen’s Anchorage. 
Weather. 
Celebration of the Anniversary of the Colony. 
Friendly meeting between different Tribes. 
Native beggars. 
Personal vanity of a Native. 
Visit York. 
Description of Country. 
Site of York. 
Scenery in its neighbourhood. 
Disappointment experienced. 
Sail from Swan River. 
Hospitality of Colonists during our stay. 
Aurora Australis. 
Gale off Cape Leeuwen. 
Stormy passage. 
Ship on a lee shore. 
South-west Cape of Tasmania. 
Bruny Island Lighthouse. 
Arrive at Hobart. 
Mount Wellington. 
Kangaroo Hunt. 
White Kangaroo. 
Civility from the Governor. 
Travertine Limestone. 
Leave Hobart. 
Singular Current. 
Appearance of Land in the neighbourhood of Sydney. 
Position of Lighthouse. 
Entrance and first view of Port Jackson. 
Scenery on passing up the Harbour. 
Meet the Expedition bound to Port Essington. 
Apparent increase of Sydney. 
Cause of Decline. 
Expedition sails for Port Essington. 
Illawarra. 
Botany Bay. 
La Perouse’s Monument. 
Aborigines. 
Meet Captain King. 
Appearance of Land near Sydney.

MIAGO’S RECEPTION BY HIS COUNTRYMEN.

We were considerably amused with the consequential air Miago assumed towards his countrymen on our arrival, which afforded us a not uninstructive instance of the prevalence of the ordinary infirmities of our common human nature, whether of pride or vanity, universally to be met with both in the civilised man and the uncultivated savage.  He declared that he would not land until they first came off to wait on him.  Decorated