started and stole away as quietly as they (illegible text) I was very much (illegible text) at all Barlow's proceedings in the matter and think he was to (illegible text) throughout all the affair and I have told him so (illegible text) are going to live (illegible text) a (illegible text) in the (illegible text) the place at the (illegible text) he says it is the (illegible text) place he ever saw and I would not wish to have a better place to live at on the 1st of Dec I and (illegible text) took a load of things to the creek we are (illegible text) camped at and when we get back
we found that Barlow was so frightened of the natives that he left his own hut and came without being told and slept in (illegible text) & (illegible text) about half an hour after he had been in the hut it tool fire and the vagabond did not save one single thing all our horse gear was on a pole close to the hut and he let all of them be burnt the native Johny saved one pack & pags the poor old side saddle and one mans old saddle there was willies & clasnes box with dose and all sorts of things
