CHAPTER 10. RETURN OF THE EXPEDITION.
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CHAPTER 10. RETURN OF THE EXPEDITION.
Le Geographe sails for Kangaroo Island. Exploration of the two gulfs in the Casuarina by Freycinet. Baudin's erratic behaviour. Port Lincoln. Péron among the giants. A painful excursion. Second visit to Timor. Abandonment of north coast exploration. Baudin resolves to return home. Voyage to Mauritius. Death of Baudin. Treatment of him by Péron and Freycinet. Return of Le Geographe. Depression of the staff and crew.