interior about six
miles from the coast and there found a river, which Mr. Walker and Mr.
Smith thought was the Karpan (the Moore). This river was standing in
pools, and there was a great rush of water from the hills; they traced
the bed up for two or three miles, where it came out from some very high
hills, when Mr. Smith said he was certain that it was not the Karpan.
They then made a south by west course, and thought where they came out
was 12 miles below where Woods left them; and that the river was nearly
halfway between these two points.

They now again turned into the interior, being, as they thought, at the
bay to the south of Jurieu Bay.

April 23.

They returned and kept along the beach, made about fifteen miles, when
they halted close to it.

April 24.

They went on for five or six miles, then halted and made a fire with the
end of a spar.

April 25.

They travelled two or three hundred yards. Mr. Walker went back for the
end of the spar and Mr. Smith cut some firewood. There they halted,
catching fish and crabs.

April 26 and 27.

Still halted at this spot, fishing, and caught parrot-fish, rock-cod,
etc.; so that they had as much fish as they could use, and found fresh
water in the holes of the rocks.

April 28.

They started at dawn and went on for a mile. Ruston was taken ill from
the number of crabs he had eaten, and Mr. Walker stopped with him whilst
the other three went on a mile ahead and got fish and periwinkles. Mr.
Smith, Stiles, and Clotworthy had a little water left; Ruston and Mr.
Walker had canteens half-full. Ruston got better in the evening but they
did not proceed until the next morning.

April 29.

Mr. Walker moved on with Ruston about a mile and there found Mr. Smith
clambering up some rocks, and having plenty of periwinkles, of which he
gave them some. Clotworthy had stopped up all night and had picked up
enough for four or five days. At night at low tide they got nearly fresh
water running out from under the rocks.

April 30.

They still halted, living on the periwinkles; but this evening the water
was more salt.

May 1.

This day the party separated into two portions and did not meet again
until the 2nd, on which day Mr. Walker left them by agreement, he being
the strongest of the party. His object was to proceed as expeditiously as
he could to Fremantle and send from thence a boat and fresh water for the
relief of the rest. The party he left behind having agre