Part 38 (1/2)

6th June

Party eresses rapidly, Mr H Gregory and Bowh some of them are very restive

7th June

Mr Elsey proceeded in the gig with Phibbs, Hu the two sick h Mr Wilson requestedthe landing of a party froh on the 4th instant, to traffic with the blacks, as he deee a number of natives were asseh they were all ar, which he said ht have terminated the hitherto undisturbed hare during ines, and stated that he considered the evidence of men ere not present, but on board the schooner at the ti, was more to be relied on than Mr Baines' stateenerally As Mr Baines hadfarther was alleged by Mr Wilson, who appeared to be actuated by no friendly feelings towards Mr Baines, and ation would have only been an expression of a want of confidence in the veracity of Mr Baines, which I could not entertain, I informed Mr Wilson that I did not see any necessity for the investigation suggested Party e ht

8th June (Sunday)

MAKE MEAT BISCUITS

9th June

Co s biscuits; Dr Mueller collecting and arranging botanical specimens

ARRANGEMENT OF PARTY

10th June

Party e extra shoes for the horses, etc

Mr Elsey returned with the gig from the schooner; boat's crew: Phibbs, Humphries, and Selby; the sick men had reached the vessel without any serious difficulty, although the boat grounded on the banks, and was thereby detained till next tide, and thus kept them several hours exposed to the rain

11th June

Party e 300 pounds of preserved beef and 300 pounds of flour into biscuits, which weighed 480 pounds when dry A 6-pound tin of beef, with the soup and fat, was added to 6 pounds of flour, 1 ounce of salt (no water being used), and the whole h and baked in the ordinary form of sea biscuits; the result was 8 pounds, and thus 1 1/4 pounds contained 1 pound of flour and 1 pound of meat

13th June

Mr Baines proceeded with Phibbs, Huh, with stores not required at the ca with soap and other stores required for the outfit of the land expedition Party employed as before Mr Wilson completed and furnished to me a sketch of the Western branch of the Victoria River, which had been discovered by Mr Baines in Dece for stray horses, and which I had then na maps, etc, for transmission to the Governor-General of Australia

14th June

Wrote to Governor-General, reporting progress of the North Australian Expedition Party employed as before; set of spare horse-shoes completed

15th June (Sunday)

The weather has been remarkably cool and clear for several days, the terees

16th June

Mr Baines returned fro-boat (boat's crew as before) bringing the stores required for the land party Party at the ca equipment for expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria

Mr Wilson requested to be informed whether I had decided to attach hianised at the Gulf of Carpentaria for the exploration of the country towards Moreton Bay, and in reply I inforht occur before reaching the Albert River to require ements made at the present time, that I should not select the individuals to form that party till we reached the Albert River Received fro that unless I would now decide that he was to for from the Albert River overland to Moreton Bay, he was desirous of resigning his appointist to the North Australian Expedition Wrote to Mr Wilson in reply, stating that I could not co copies of letters to Governor-General of Australia for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonies Party preparing for journey to the Gulf of Carpentaria Received fro that he declined to perform any further duties as an officer of the North Australian Expedition unless I complied with certain conditions therein named Wrote to Mr Wilson in reply, and informed him that he was henceforth suspended from any command in the Expedition As I could not now include Mr Wilson in the party proceeding to the Albert River by land, I requested Dr Mueller to prepare to take Mr Wilson's place in the party