Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 1.djvu/309

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CHAPTF.? VH. Cao?s the Oulf of Carpentaria? and resume the survey of?e North coast at Wessel's Islands:--Caatiereagh Bay.,?Crocodile Islands: --Discovery and examination of Liverpool River :--Natives Arrive at Goulburn Island:inComplete wood and water tacke?l by the natives from tile cliffs :--Leave Goulburn Island, and pass round Cape Van Diemen.---Resume the survey of the co?t at V'ernon's Islands in Clarence Strait :?Paterson Peron Island :--Anson Bay .?-Mr. Roe examines Port Keats: MPreventod from examining a deep opening round Point Pearce: rediscovery of Cambridge Gulf:--Lacrosse Istand:--Natives Examination of theGulf:--Death of one of the crew :--Leave Cambridge Gulf:--Trace the coast to Cape Londonderry. Os our voyage from Torres Strait to the wes- tern head of the Gulf of Carpentaria, which July is Cape Arnhem, no incident occurred of cient interest to be worth recording; but no' sooner had we passed Torres Strait, than a very sensible difference was perceived in the temperature: the thermometer was observed to range between 75 � 83 �hich was about 3 �igher than it did on the south side of the Strait; this cb?uge produced a drier air and finer weather, and soon restored our invalids to perfect health.