▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁capt ained ▁the ▁ ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁Hob art . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁next ▁voyage ▁to ▁Australia , ▁the ▁bar que ▁Africa ine ▁left ▁London ▁D ock s ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June , ▁but ▁without ▁Captain ▁D uff , ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁at ▁St ▁Bot olph ' s ▁Ald gate . ▁The ▁newly w eds ▁joined ▁the ▁ship , ▁anch ored ▁in ▁The ▁Down s ▁off ▁De al , ▁Kent , ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Wit ness ▁to ▁the ▁wed ding ▁was ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁business ▁partner ▁John ▁Halle tt , ▁who ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁among ▁migr ants ▁on ▁Africa ine ▁migr ants . ▁The ▁ship , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁char tered ▁by ▁Robert ▁G oug er ▁and ▁John ▁Brown ▁with ▁around ▁ 6 0 ▁em igr ants ▁and ▁a ▁considerable ▁cargo ▁bound ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ▁on ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" First ▁Fle et ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ", ▁had ▁an ▁une vent ful ▁voyage ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁were ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island , ▁near ▁Cape ▁B ord a . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁party ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁ash ore , ▁int ending ▁to ▁hi ke ▁along ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁Ne pe an ▁Bay , ▁but ▁they ▁found ▁the ▁going ▁much ▁more ▁difficult ▁than ▁S uther land ' s ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁mem oir ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁expect