The state of the two rivers however was very different, for the Darling still continued without breadth or current, (I speak of its appearance in lat.

33 degrees 43 minutes S.) whilst the Murray ever presents its bright and expanded waters to the view.
We had communicated with a native tribe the day before that of which I am now speaking, and again this day fell in with another, which we evidently took by surprise.

All the men had their spears, but on seeing us approach they quietly deposited them under a tree.

Amongst these people there was another native who recognised me as an old acquaintance of fourteen years' standing; but I began to doubt these patriarchs, to whom I generally made a present for old acquaintance sake.

This tribe numbered forty-eight.