?]?, 9UR.VRY'.-'OF .THE.INTERTROPICAI. CHAPTER VI. TRAWSACT?O?d ? at Endeawur River, and intercourse with the . Natives.?-Examine the River :--4?eognoatical Remarks **-.-Leave Endearour River, and resume the exandnation of the cont..- Anchor among Itowick's Group, and under Flinders's Group :- Explore Princess Charlotte's ]by, and the Islands and Ree? as far as Cape York, anchoring, in the way. on yarious parts of'. the coast:--The cutter nearly wrecked st Escape River.?- Lo?8 oF anchor under Turtle hlaud:--Pass round Cape and through Torres Strait, by the Investigator's route. ?sto. As soon as the vessel was secured, the boat's June ?& frame was landed, and three ot' our people cone- roericed its erection. Previously, however, to this, the precaution was taken of burning the grass, to avoid a repetition of the Feven?ef'ul and mischievous trick which the natives formerly played Captain Cook.; for in a fit o� rage, at not being allowed to take away some turtles that were lying on the ships' deck, they set free to the grass to windward of the tents, by whi? many stores and sails were consumedO. The moment that a few embers from our fire- place weFe scattered undeF the roots, the grass was in a blaze, and the flames rushed along with s HAWKBSWORTH, vol. ill, p. 177.
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