barbs on
each side.—­The natives make use of this spear when they
advance near their adversary, and the thrust, or rather the
stroke, is made at the side, as they raise the spear up, and have
a shield in the left-hand.  A wound from this spear must be
mortal.

The only colours we have as yet discovered they have any knowledge of, are—­Red, Morjal; White, Taboa; Black, Nand; Green, Boolga.

The females of each tribe are distinguished by the word “-Leon_,” added to the name which distinguishes the chief:  it is supposed that the word “-Gal_,” signifies -tribe_, and the word preceding it is the word of distinction; probably, it is the place where the tribe resides.

The following instances may serve to confirm these suppositions.

MEN.  WOMEN. 
Camera-gal Cameragal-leon. 
Cadi-gal.  Cadigal-leon. 
Won-gal.  Wongal-leon. 
Gwea-gal.  Gwea-gal-leon. 
Boora me di-gal.  Booramedigal-leon. 
Norongera-gal.  Norongera-gal-leon. 
Wallume-de-gal.  Wallume-degal-leon. 
Borogegal-yurrey.  Borogegal-leon. 
Gommerigal-tongara.  Gommerigal-leon.

We have every reason to believe, that the natives are divided into tribes, and that the persons belonging to each tribe derive their name from the chief.  We have heard much of -Camme-ro-gal_, who lives in the interior part of the country, and is a great warrior.  Wolare-warre must have had some severe conflicts with this chief, as he showed several scars which proceeded from wounds that he had received from him.

The tribe of Camerra inhabit the north side of Port Jackson.  The tribe of Cadi inhabit the south side, extending from the south head to Long-Cove; at which place the district of Wanne, and the tribe of Wangal, commences, extending as far as Par-ra-mata, or Rose-Hill.  The tribe of Wallumede inhabit the north shore opposite Warrane, or Sydney-Cove, and are called -Walumetta_.  I have already observed, that the space between Rose-Hill and Prospect-Hill is distinguished by eight different names, although the distance is only four miles.

Wolare-warre has given us to understand, that there are apparitions in the country which he calls “-Mane:-” he describes them as coming up with a strange noise, and catching hold of any one by the throat:  he made use of many words on this occasion, and pointed up to the sky:  he also informed us, that these apparitions singe the beards and the hair:  this, he describes as a very painful operation, rubbing his face after every application of the brand.

They put their dead, for some time, in a fire, after which they are laid at length in a grave, dug very clean out, the bottom being first very carefully covered with long grass, or fern; the body is then put in, and covered over with long grass, and the grave is then filled with earth, the mould rising above it as in England.