Chapter X indications of the neighbourhood of the sea—­natives much
             more numerous—­the sea; the gulf of carpentaria—­the
             Staaten—­A native intrudes into the camp—­the Van Diemen—­the
             Gilbert—­singular native huts—­Caron river—­friendly
             natives—­the Yappar—­Mr. Calvert recovered—­Mode of
             encampment—­swarms of flies—­abundance of salt—­natives
             friendly, and more intelligent.

Chapter XI systematic grass burnings of the natives—­native
             carving—­audacity of the natives OVERAWED—­the Albert, or
             Maet Suyker—­native Mode of making sure of A dead emu—­
             bullock bogged; obliged to kill it—­native device for taking
             emus—­Beames’s brook—­the Nicholson—­reconnoitre by
             night—­smith’s creek—­the Marlow.

Chapter XII heaps of oyster-shells—­false alarm of A native in the
             camp—­Turner’s creek—­WENTWORTH’S creek—­journals lost; found
             again—­the Van Alphen—­importance of tea—­choice of bullocks
             for an expedition—­choice of A dog—­the Calvert—­the Abel
             tasman—­glucking bird again—­discover A Mode of using the
             fruit of the pandanus—­seven emu river—­crocodile—­the
             Robinson—­shoal of porpoises—­native method of preparing the
             fruit of the pandanus and Cycas for food—­Mr. Roper
             convalescent—­wear and tear of clothes—­succeed in dressing
             the seeds of Sterculia—­the Macarthur—­friendly parley with
             circumcised natives—­store of tea exhausted—­medical property
             of the Grevillea discovered.