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ſelves ſurrounded by the ooze, and were obliged to heave in at the capſtern in order to extricate ourſelves.
CHAP. V.
Abode at Port Dentrecaſteaux—Signs of the Coaſt's being frequented by the Savages—Different Excurſions into the interior Part of the Country—Trees of an enormous Height—Excellence of the Soil—Black Swans—Large Trunks of Trees, hollowed by Fire, ſerve the Natives as Places of Retreat—Kangourou—Obſervations relating to Comparative Anatomy—Places of Shelter againſt the Wind conſtructed by the Natives—Conſtruction of their Huts—A ſudden Guſt of Wind breaks our Chain—We run aground in the Mud—Meet with a young Savage—Intelligence of a Paſſage by which one may ſail from Tempeſt into Adventure-bay—Huts of the Natives—Phoca Monachus—The Heart of this amphibious Animal has no Foramen Ovale—Obſervations relating to Comparative Anatomy—Traces of Beaſts of Prey at the Cape of Van Diemen—Huts, which appear to have been lately inhabited—Viviparous Flies, the Larva of which produce ſpeedy Putrefaction in Fleſh-meat—Citizen Riche finds ſome burnt
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