CHAPTER 10.  RETURN TO HANOVER BAY.

Unsuccessful search for A pass. 
Preparations to return. 
Light exploring party sent forward under lieutenant Lushington. 
Their report. 
Commencement of march back. 
Change of track. 
Curious mounds of stones. 
Pass Mount Lyell. 
Recovery of buried stores. 
Anxiety on approaching Hanover bay. 
Rejoin the Lynher. 
Meeting with the Beagle. 
State of the plants and seeds left at the encampment. 
REEMBARKATION. 
Sail for the Mauritius.

CHAPTER 11.  NATURAL HISTORY.  CLIMATE.  ABORIGINES.

Distribution of animals. 
New kangaroo. 
New domestic dog. 
Checks on increase of animals. 
Influence of man on their habits. 
Traces of an animal with A divided hoof. 
Birds. 
Emus. 
Alligators. 
Climate. 
Proofs of its salubrity. 
THERMOMETRICAL observations. 
Aborigines, their habits and Manners. 
Individuals of an alien race. 
Similarity of customs with other Australian tribes. 
Caves. 
Drawings. 
Tombs.

CHAPTER 12.  PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.  COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS.

Physical geography. 
Mountain ranges. 
Rivers. 
Valleys. 
Productions suited for cultivation. 
Commercial prospects. 
Trade with the Asiatic archipelago. 
Method of barter. 
Success of American vessels. 
Trading products of the several islands.

CHAPTER 13.  AT SWAN RIVER.