Early in the night, a strong east-wind with drizzling long rain set in, but cleared up at midnight.

The morning of the 16th was cloudy, with a southerly wind.

Our lat.

was 21 degrees 39 minutes 58 seconds.
March 17 .-- Mr.Gilbert and Brown went forward in search of water, supposing that they would find it at a convenient distance, but were unsuccessful, and, as they had taken neither guns nor provisions, they were obliged to return.

Keeping, however, a little more to the left, on their return, they came to two fine water-holes at the foot of some ironstone ridges, where they passed the night, and reached the camp the following day, having had nothing to eat for twenty-four hours.