Explorer

If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.

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The Indian Corn, or Maiz, proves the most useful Grain in the World and had it not been for the Fruitfulness of this Species, it would have proved very difficult to have settled some of the Plantations in America.

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As for Goats, they have been found to thrive and increase well, but being mischievous to Orchards and other Trees, makes People decline keeping them.

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I did not feel myself equal either to the task or the responsibility of venturing any remarks on the Colony of New South Wales itself.

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My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound as a nut, and as tight as the best ship afloat. She did not leak a drop - not one drop

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The most serious disadvantages under which the colony of New South Wales labours, is in the drought to which it is periodically subject.

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The year 1826 was remarkable for the commencement of one of those fearful droughts to which we have reason to believe the climate of New South Wales is periodically subject.

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Got an issue, get a tissue.

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Without stones there is no arch.

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I saw a boy of the crew purchasing javelins of them with bits of platters and broken glass.

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The Merchants of Carolina, are fair, frank Traders.

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To do or not to do... that is the question.

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I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.

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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

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I have not told half of what I saw.

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I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.

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I had no inducement to proceed further into the interior. I had been sufficiently disappointed in the termination of this excursion, and the track before me was still less inviting.

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Farming implements are as cheap in Sydney as in England.

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Their way of Dancing, is nothing but a sort of stamping Motion, much like the treading upon Founders Bellows.

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I may not have proved a great explorer, but we have done the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success.

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It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour.

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You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.

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Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

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It was the nearest to a casualty on the Spray in her whole course, so far as I know. The young man having come on board with compliments made the mishap most embarrassing.

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Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain.

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