The remainder of the party now arrived with Mr.Lushington, who had found much difficulty in getting them along.

Of his exertions under these trying circumstances I cannot speak too highly.

But for his persuasion and example I think two of the men were so exhausted that they would before this have given up in despair.
Corporal Coles being now nearly recovered I left the rest of the party under Mr.Lushington to follow the plan of refreshing themselves by immersion in the sea and, as two men appeared to me to be very ill, I arranged with him that he should keep the whole together and, as soon as he considered them sufficiently recovered, they should follow myself and Coles; whilst we preceded them along the beach for the purpose of sending a boat back from the Lynher to pick them up.
FURTHER COURSE OBSTRUCTED.
I accordingly started with Coles and had not proceeded more than a mile when we found two huts (one in ruins and the other complete) of exactly the same size and form as that which we had seen in the morning: the recent track of a native along the beach close to these was also visible.
In another half mile our progress was arrested by an arm of the sea, about four or five hundred yards across, from which the tide was running out with fearful rapidity; and on the opposite cliffs we observed a native watching our movements.
As night was coming rapidly on it was necessary for me to decide at once what I should do.

Coles was unable to swim.

If therefore I crossed the stream it must be alone: to do so with natives on the opposite bank, of whose intentions towards us we were entirely ignorant, was not without considerable danger; yet I was very unwilling to leave the men in such a state of suffering from thirst when I was so near the schooner, from whence their wants could be supplied.