Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 1.djvu/268

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? su?tw.Y o? ?m ?s?. Island, ?t fo? m?les from ?e shore, in elev? Jn? ? a h?f fa?oms' mud, whe? we found ?mplete s?lter from the wind, which now blew a fresh ?e ?om ?u?asC ? ?e w?er ?nfinu? so unfavoumble ? ?e f?o?ng day that we remain? at ?e ?hor- age, ?d m?e o? s?y profi?ble by ?ng our wa?r-?ks from a hollow at ?e b? of beth, which is ?m? entirely of ? th? h? b?n washM up by ?e s?. ?e of v?ious kinds, but a beauti? sp?en of po?es c? was obt?nM by one of our ple who div? for it in two fathoms' w?r, ?in a few yards ? the shore. In m?y �e ? ? b?n con?lidat? ?W l?e m?s? of mlid ?k. T?s of natives were s?n in m?y p?s of �e isl?d; ?d ?eir b?n ?ths were no?M leading ? ?e be? ? ?1 pa? of it; but it �d n? ap?ar ?at it was i?abit? d?ng our visit. ?s d?ay ?ve Mr. Cunningh? a g? o?uni? of in--sing his bo?c? ?H?ion. ?ong ?e va?ous tr?s which grow u?n ?s isl?d, he fo?d a nutmeg true (?t? ?i. dfe?a,) two s?ies of olive (ol?a aM ?tolwa pu?), and ?r? p?s, ?z. ?e c?p? austr? or 1? fan ?, ?e sea- forthia d?ga?, ?d ?er, rem?kable for