Wishing to see some parts of the Country where the carriage could not travel through I desired Joseph to follow the Baggage with it, whilst I mounted Sultan and rode with the gentlemen of my suite and Mr. David Johnston and Charker -- who accompanied me yesterday from Cawdor to the Stock-Yard at Stone Quarry Creek. ---We rode over some very fine rich Pasture Grounds -- and crossed several gentle Hills admirably well adapted for sheep. ---I also examined a most eligible situation on the North Bank of this Creek for a Township whenever this desirable part of the Country is Settled.

Mr. Johnston & Charker accompanied us for about 7 miles on the way to Bargo -- and on our getting on the regular made Road by which the Carriage and Baggage went, they took their leave of us to return to Cawdor. I entrusted Mr. Johnston with a Letter I had written last night to Mrs. M. with directions to forward it to her to Parramatta.---

We overtook the Carriage and Baggage soon after we had crossed the Bargo River, and were soon afterwards joined by Mr. Throsby as we Passed through Bargo. ---This is rather a barren Country, very few Parts of it being fit for Cultivation. ---After passing through Bargo, we entered a very long Barren Scrubby Brush of 9 miles in extent -- now named Kennedy's Brush -- in honor of the Person of that name who first passed through it with the Natives. We then entered the Tract of Country called Mittagong, and at Half past 2 o'clock arrived at Kannabygle's Plains, where we encamped and Halted for this day; --this Place being 24 miles in a South westerly direction from Stone Quarry Creek -- which is rather too long a Journey for Heavy Loaded carts, some of which did not arrive on the Ground for Two Hours and a quarter after the two light carts had come to their Ground; -- some parts of the Road being very rough and stoney. ---The Ground we have encamped on today is a very pretty spot, on the edge of a rich extensive Meadow, with a chain of fine Fresh Water Ponds in front of our Tents, and excellent Forage for our cattle. ---We dined at six, Drank Tea at 8, and retired to Bed a little after 9 o'clock.

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