, ▁with ▁little ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁to ▁be ▁had . ▁Mr . ▁Os bor ne ▁took ▁ill ▁and ▁could ▁proceed ▁no ▁further ; ▁Dr . ▁Sl ater ▁stayed ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁both ▁pres umably ▁per ished , ▁though ▁if ▁found , ▁their ▁bodies ▁were ▁never ▁identified . ▁Ten ▁days ▁after ▁they ▁set ▁foot ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁the ▁remainder , ▁N antes , ▁Warren , ▁B agg ▁and ▁Fish er , ▁reached ▁the ▁settlement ▁at ▁Kings c ote , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁hosp it ably ▁received ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Wright , ▁other ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Company ▁and ▁fellow - pass enger ▁John ▁Halle tt , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁searching ▁for ▁them ▁the ▁better ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁week . ▁F inding ▁their ▁ship ▁gone , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁expl oration ▁party , ▁Robert ▁Fish er , ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁D uff ▁for ▁not ▁waiting ▁longer ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁Africa ine ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁main land ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November , ▁D uff ▁having ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁wait ▁any ▁longer , ▁encountered ▁William ▁Light ' s ▁brig ▁Rap id ▁at ▁Rap id ▁Bay , ▁and ▁Light ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁ab o ard ▁Africa ine , ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Hold fast ▁Bay , ▁arriv ing ▁before ▁the ▁. ▁D uff ▁was ▁immediately ▁commission ed ▁to ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁Hob art ▁for ▁ur g ently ▁needed ▁supplies , ▁incident ally ▁making ▁useful ▁business ▁contacts ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land . ▁ ▁D