Sunday 29 Octr. 1820.
We all got up early -- and Breakfasted at 1/2 past 5 o'clock --; intending to return Home by the same Route we came -- having now seen all we wished excepting the new promised River -- which we cannot now afford time to explore. ---The Tents were accordingly struck -- and the Carts being all loaded they were sent off at 1/2 past 7 o'clock -- ourselves setting out at the same Hour.---
The Sun very soon got very hot -- and we had rather a warm ride back to Bathurst Lake -- where we arrived ourselves at 1/2 past 12 at Noon -- the Baggage not arriving till 2 o'clock. ---We hunted and killed a Native Dog within Half a Mile of our Camp at Bathurst Lake.---
At 4 p.m. the whole of our Party, including our Servants, Carters &c. &c. being assembled in, and immediately under the Fly of my large Tent (which had been left standing here) the Revd. Mr. Cartwright performed Divine Worship, and gave us a very excellent appropriate Sermon, strongly impressing the justice, good Policy, and expediency of Civilizing the Aborigines, or Black Natives of the Country and Settling them in Townships. --- We dined at 6 o'clock, drank Tea at 1/2 past 7 -- and went to Bed at 9 o'clock.---
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