than one of the Bicker Islands(078), on the northwest side of which we anchored, having previously landed there in a small boat and having found out that a large ship had come into the bay. At sunset ( 036 ) there was a strong thunderstorm, although there was not much rain. At midnight or shortly after midnight the wind became so violent and the sea so turbulent that our situation became dangerous. So we decided to head back to Spaulding Cove with the southerly wind, hoping that we would find shelter on the southeast coast of it. We all lent a hand and in a short time the sails and anchor were up and after half an hour we anchored at the desired location in calm water.

October 30th, 1840.
At daybreak we weighed anchor and in an hour and a half or two we were home. At 11 a.m. further investigation into the confinement of the natives resumed. Mr. Bennet, from whom we [had] expected a very unfavorable testimony, gave a very good testimony, in particular he said that one of the Frenchmen had a pistol. Old Hawson wanted the magistrate to take as a witness statement that young Franz Hawson had said that the natives in question were his murderers. When questioned, however, it emerged that Franz Hawson had simply said that he thought he would recognize the blacks ( 037 ) who had speared him if he saw them; this had happened before Bennet had seen the natives at Jones' place. After Bennet's interrogation was over, M. Smith said it was in Dr. Harvey's letter to the Governor, printed in the newspaper, contained an assertion which requires confirmation on his part, and which one wonders from what source he got it; he means the shooting behind the natives mentioned in the letter. Dr. Harvey said I had told him, adding Eduard Hawson's later statement. Old Hawson then said that his son was denying it and that the whole thing was a dirty idea. To this Smith replied that there could be no doubt that Edward Hawson had said this in his own presence. Finally, Mrs. Jones was asked what she knew about the story, but she was not sworn in and her statement was not put on paper. The interrogation of the sworn witnesses was now over. A police officer was heard and the courthouse was then closed.

( 038 ) Mr. Friedrich White stayed with me that night and gave me the following explanation as to why my pony had not come, namely that they did not want to pay for the freight in Adelaide and since the Capitain did not know who it was for, he did not want to take it without seeing the freight paid. The native inhabitants are said to have speared Mr. M. Smith's dog, as he claims, but others say that the wound was made by a kangaroo.

October 31st, 1840.
Before the inquiry into the treatment of the natives began, I asked the magistrate to speak, and requested that the contents of Mr. Hall's letters required, as a matter of equity towards myself and the natives, that testimony should be heard as to whether the natives in question were guilty or innocent, or, what was the same, whether they agreed with the testimony of Franz Hawson or not. But Mr. M. Smith