fire a few miles beyond, but it was so hot that I was unable to go.

( 071 ) January 26th, 1841.
Today I went back and when I got home I heard, to my great chagrin, that Yutalta, Ngulgalta and Miltyalta were with me on Sunday the 24th and didn't leave until the following day.

February 1st, 1841.
Yutalta and Ngulgalta came to town again today and stayed until the 14th of the month. During this relatively long time they became very confidential and ultimately intrusive and arrogant. They worked pretty well on the other side, some days they dug more than I would have dug. Dr. Harvey arranged for me to provide them with 40 pounds of rice and 10 pounds of sugar on the government's account, so that they did not lack food.

February 15th, 1841.
After a long wait, a small ship, the "Mary Anne" from Adelaide, finally arrived, but without a letter bag or newspapers. Newenham and Frederick White came into town, the former told me that the natives had stolen a musket from him. After a few days they came back, but he wanted to let them approach, whereupon after a short time they brought back the musket.

( 072 ) February 16th, 1841.
It pained me immensely to find out that last night the natives robbed the magistrate, Mr. Matthew Smith, of a quantity of potatoes and several yards of Osnabrücker coarse linen; and robbed Mr. Thaen(098) of a coat and traveling bag. Mrs. Rush had seen 6 men coming over the hills completely naked and armed with spears. They came to her and begged for rusks and the like, whereupon she closed the door on them. Then they went to Smith's house and walked around for a while and looked through windows. Since they found no one at home and the windows open, they got in and took the things already mentioned, agreeing on everything in silence by signs and so on. After they had taken what they wanted, they went back down to the sea. --

It would be a shame if these guys got away without punishment, it might just make them bolder and the white people more bitter. The police sergeant told me that Captain Hawson had seen a large crowd of natives around the swamp about three miles from here. Today I wrote ( 073 ) letters to Mr. Moorhouse, to Br. Meyer, to the Bretheren Teichelmann and Klose and to my brother Adam. To the latter I gave a description of Port Lincoln and an account of my circumstances.

February 17th, 1841.
I learned with great sadness that on the same day that Smith's potatoes were stolen, Hawson had also had several kangaroo skins and sacks taken away by the natives. At the same time Mr. Poole brought the news to the town that a few days before