Whenever these seeds stuck into their clothes, which happened at every step, they worked forward by means of the beard, till they got at the flesh.

Another disagreeable circumstance was, that the gentlemen were incessantly tormented with the stings of a cloud of musquitos.

They soon met with several places where the ship might conveniently be laid ashore; but were much disappointed in not being able to find any fresh water.

In proceeding up the country they found gum trees, the gum upon which existed only to very small quantities.

Gum trees of a similar kind and as little productive, had occurred in other parts of the coast of New South Wales.