Coming to a second sheet of water, narrower, but longer, as well as we could judge, than the first, we stopped to dine at it; and, while the men were resting themselves, Mr.Hume rode with me in a westerly direction, to ascertain what obstacles we still had to contend with.

Forcing our way through bodies of reeds, we at length got on a plain, stretching from S.E.

to N.W., bounded on the right by a wood of blue-gum, under which the reeds still extended, and on the left by a wood in which they did not appear to exist.

Certain that there was no serious obstacle in our way, we returned to the men; and as soon as they had finished their meal, led them over the plain in a N.W.by W.direction.

It was covered with shells, and was full of holes from the effects of flood.
CONCLUSIONS IN REGARD TO THE MACQUARIE.
As we were journeying over it, I requested Mr.Hume to ride into the wood upon our left, to ascertain if it concealed any channel.