On the 30th, having hitherto carried on our occupation without seeing or hearing anything of the natives, whilst I was busily employed with Mr. Roe in observing the sun's meridional altitude, I happened on looking round to espy five natives standing about forty or fifty yards off among the high grass watching our movements. As soon as they perceived we had discovered them they began to repeat the word itchew (friend) and to pat their breasts, thereby intimating that their visit had no hostile motive. As the sun was rapidly approaching its meridian I called Mr. Bedwell from on board to amuse them until our observations were completed. The only weapons they appeared to carry were throwing-sticks, which we easily obtained in exchange for some grains of Indian corn. A few words were obtained by Mr. Cunningham which served to confirm many we had possessed ourselves of last year; and which, being afterwards compared with the vocabulary of the New South Wales language given by Captain Cook, proves that he obtained it at Endeavour River. And here it is not a little curious to remark that, of the only two words which materially differ in the two accounts, one of them is the name of the kangaroo. This word was repeatedly used to them last year, as well as this, accompanied by an imitation of the leap of the animal, which they readily understood; but on repeating the word kangaroo they always corrected us by saying "men-u-ah." This animal has therefore been distinguished by a name which chance alone gave it; and not, as has always been supposed, from the term applied to it by the natives of the part where Captain Cook first saw it. The resemblance of the words in the following vocabulary proves that the language of these people has not changed since Captain Cook's visit; and that in the term for kangaroo he has been mistaken. COLUMN 1: ENGLISH WORD. COLUMN 2: WORD ACCORDING TO OUR VOCABULARY. COLUMN 3: WORD ACCORDING TO CAPTAIN COOK. Kangaroo : Men-u-ah : Kangaroo. Canoe : Mar-a-gan : Maragan. Eye : Ca-ree, or Me-ell : Meul. Nose : E-mer-da, or Po-te-er : Bon-joo. Ear : Mil-kah : Melea. Teeth : Mol-ear. Knee : Bon-go : Pongo. Toes : Eb-e-rah. Navel : Tool-po-ra : Tool poor. A quail : Kah-kee or Mool-lar. Friend : It-chew. Pigment : Wo-parr. Feathers : Te-err. Hair of the head : Mor-re-ah : Morye. Beard : Wol-lah : Wallar. Nipples : Coy-o-ber-rah : Cayo. Fingers : Mun-gal-bah. Elbow : Ye-er-we. Huts : Ye-er-kah. Go along, go away, or go on : Tattee or Tah-tee. Among the presents made to them were some beads which they appeared to consider of little value; but what pleased them most was a bird that Mr. Hunter shot previous to their appearance.