Mr.Eyre, and the other gentlemen who had been present, had left me to my meditations.
In the afternoon Kusick, one of the mounted police, arrived with despatches from the Governor, and letters from my family.

He had met Flood at Gawler Town, whose return, therefore, we might reasonably expect on the Friday.
Amongst the first purchases that had been made was a horse for the service of the expedition, which had not very long before been brought in from Lake Victoria, Nadbuck's location, distant nearly 200 miles from Adelaide, where he had been running wild for some time.

This horse was put into the government paddock at Adelaide when bought, but he took the fence some time during the night and disappeared, nor could he be traced anywhere.

Luckily, however, Kusick had passed the horses belonging to the settlers at Moorundi, feeding at the edge of the scrub upon the cliffs, and amongst them had recognised this animal, which had thus got more than 90 miles back to his old haunt.

He had, however, fallen into a trap, from which I took care he should not again escape; but we had some difficulty in running him in and securing him.
Prior to the departure of the expedition from Adelaide, a considerable quantity of rain had fallen there.