The heavy rains continued without intermission for the remainder of the day and night, and two of the men were, on this occasion, attacked with dysentery, caused, I believe, by cold and exposure.
DISCOVERY AND CHARACTER OF THE GLENELG RIVER.
March 2.
We started at dawn, crossing a series of low ridges which ran out from a chain of hills to the eastward of us, and increased in elevation as we proceeded to the south.

We passed numerous streams, and the country generally continued of a very rich and fertile character: at last, from the top of one of these ridges, there burst upon the sight a noble river, running through a beautiful country, and, where we saw it, at least three or four miles across, and studded with numerous verdant islands.

I have since seen many Australian rivers, but none to equal this either in magnitude or beauty.
I at once named it the Glenelg in compliment to the Right Honourable Lord Glenelg, to whom we were all under great obligations.
IMPEDIMENTS FROM MARSHES AND STREAMS.

INEFFECTUAL ATTEMPT TO REACH IT.
My anxiety to reach this stream was too great to allow me to pass much time in looking at it, so, after I had taken a few bearings to the most remarkable points in the neighbourhood, we wound down the steep descent in front, and continued our advance towards the river, but were still at least five miles from it when we became involved in low marshy ground, traversed by deep sluggish streams, the banks of which were encumbered by a dense vegetation.

Such a country, though admirably adapted both for commerce and agriculture, offered almost insurmountable difficulties to first explorers, at least to such as were compelled to move rapidly.