Several were disabled for life.

No wonder that but one party, escaping from Macquarrie Harbor convict settlement, arrived at the civilized region in safety.

Men perished in the scrub, were lost in snow, or were devoured by their companions.

This was the territory traversed by Mr.Robinson and his Black guides.

All honor to his intrepidity, and their wonderful fidelity! When they had, in the depth of winter, to cross deep and rapid rivers, pass among mountains six thousand feet high, pierce dangerous thickets, and find food in a country forsaken even by birds, we can realize their hardships.
"After a frightful journey by Cradle Mountain, and over the lofty plateau of Middlesex Plains, the travelers experienced unwonted misery, and the circumstances called forth the best qualities of the noble little band.
Mr.Robinson wrote afterwards to Mr.Secretary Burnett some details of this passage of horrors.