We remained stationary, therefore, on the 19th; nor was I without hope that the natives whom we had surprised in the woods, would have paid us a visit, since Mr.Hume had met them in his search for Norman, and they had promised not only to come to us, but to do all in their power to find the man, whose footsteps some of them had crossed.

They did not, however, venture near us; and I rather attribute their having kept aloof, to the circumstance of Mr.Hume's having fired a shot, shortly after he left them, as a signal to Norman, in the event of his being within hearing of the report.

They must have been alarmed at so unusual a sound; but I am sure nothing was further from Mr.Hume's intention than to intimidate them; his knowledge of their manners and customs, as well as his partiality to the natives, being equally remarkable.

The circumstance is, however, a proof of the great caution that is necessary in communicating with them.
ANNOYED BY KANGAROO FLIES.
I have said that we remained stationary the day after we left the range, with a view to enjoy a little rest; it would, however, have been infinitely better if we had moved forward.

Our camp was infested by the kangaroo fly, which settled upon us in thousands.