?OA9T9 o? Aug'rRALIA. 4? the rapid, pulled up the river against the. fide for a mile farther, where it was suddenly ter- m/hated by a beautiful fresh. water rivulet, whose clear, transparent stream was so great a con- mint to the thick, muddied water we had so 1oog been pulling through, that it was a most grati- fying sight, and amply repaid us for all our fatigue and exertions. The fresh water was ?pamted from the salt tide by a gentle fall over rounded.stones; but as the boat was unable to pass over them, we had only time to fill our water- vessels, in order to be certain of returning over ?he first rapid, before the strength of the stream rendered it dangerous to pass. The bed of the river, at thi? second fall, appeared to be about two hundred and fifty yards in breadth: its far- ther course was lost sight of by a sharp turn, first to the N.E.; and then to the S.E., between high and rocky hills. Large groves of pandanus and h//,/scus, ahd a variety of other plants, were growing in great luxuriance upon the banks, but unhappfiy the sterile and rocky appearance of the country was some alloy to the s?tisfaction we felt at the first sight of the fresh water; as we did not, however, expect to find a good country, the plea- sure was not much diminished, and we set off on �0% II. E '
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