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CONTENTS.


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Reflections on leaving Land—Duties of the Sabbath Day—Meet a Vessel in Distress—Trade Winds—Madeira—Flying Fish described—Pilot Fish—Portuguese Man of War—Memorials of Home—Epitaph on his Spaniel—Rain—A strange Sail—Crossing the Line—The Southern Cross—The Cape—Stanzas—Termination of the Voyage
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Appearance of the Country—Conflict with the Natives.—The Natives described—Difficulties of some of the Settlers—Prospects of the Colony—The Scenery on Canning River—Freemantle—Hints to Settlers—Necessaries and Superfluities—Obtain a Grant at the Head of the Swan River
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Capabilities of the Colony—Scarcity of Cattle—Kangaroo Hunt—Loses himself in the Bush—Sites of New Towns—Aspect of the Country—Markets.
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