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A Hospitable Colonist

           Thiswasaseriousdamage,soseriousastorequiremoreskilfulworkmenthancouldbefoundinAdelaide.

           Aftermaturereflection,LordGlenarvanandJohnManglescametothedeterminationtosailroundtheAustraliancoast,stoppingatCapeBernouilli,andcontinuingtheirroutesouthasfarasMelbourne,wheretheDuncancouldspeedilybeputright.Thiseffected,theywouldproceedtocruisealongtheeasterncoasttocompletetheirsearchfortheBritannia.

           Thisdecisionwasunanimouslyapproved,anditwasagreedthattheyshouldstartwiththefirstfairwind.Theyhadnottowaitlongforthesamenightthehurricanehadceasedentirely,andtherewasonlyamanageablebreezefromtheS.W.Preparationsforsailingwereinstantlycommenced,andatfouro’clockinthemorningthecrewliftedtheanchors,andgotunderwaywithfreshcanvasoutspread,andawindblowingrightfortheAustralianshores.

           TwohoursafterwardCapeCatastrophewasoutofsight.IntheeveningtheydoubledCapeBorda,andcamealongsideKangarooIsland.ThisisthelargestoftheAustralianislands,andagreathidingplaceforrunawayconvicts.Itsappearancewasenchanting.Thestratifiedrocksontheshorewererichlycarpetedwithverdure,andinnumerablekangarooswerejumpingoverthewoodsandplains,justasatthetimeofitsdiscoveryin1802.Nextday,boatsweresentashoretoexaminethecoastminutely,astheywerenowonthe36thparallel,andbetweenthatandthe38thGlenarvanwishedtoleavenopartunexplored.

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