They were duly landed at Bernier Island, where their troubles commenced at once.

The whaler sailed away, taking with her by mistake the whole of their supply of tobacco.

There was no water on the island, and, in their first attempt to start, one of the boats was smashed and nearly half a ton of stores lost.

The next day they succeeded in making Dorre Island, but that night both the remaining boats were driven ashore by a violent storm.

Two or three days were spent in making good the damage, when they succeeded in making the mainland, and obtained a supply of fresh water.