His own courage and resolution however never failed, and he still made the best of his way to the southward, seizing every opportunity of making westing.

For twelve days he pursued this course, subsisting on native roots and boiled tops of grass trees.

About the sixth day he fell in with some natives; but they ran away, being frightened at the appearance of white men, and he thus could obtain no assistance from them.

At this period the filly strayed away from the mare and was lost.

His men behaved admirably; and on the fourteenth day the party succeeded in reaching Augusta, having previously made the coast at the remarkable white-sand patch about fifty miles to the eastward of it.
Notwithstanding the hardships and sufferings they had undergone this party were but very little reduced in strength and, after recruiting for a few days at Augusta, returned along the coast to Leschenault, where I had the pleasure of seeing them all in good health and spirits.
THE VASSE DISTRICT.
January 21.
Whilst the party reposed themselves this day at Leschenault I hired a horse and rode along the shores of Geographe Bay for the purpose of seeing the Vasse district.