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HE Iles Cocas, was the farthet point to the Northward, to which it was recommended to me, by the Board of Admiralty, to extend my reearches; but an anxiety and emulation to acertain every part, and decribe the whole urface of the eas, where the fihery could be extended, would have enlarged the circle of my voyage, if my tock of proviions and tores had been ufficient for uch a deign: I was therefore obliged to check my intentions, having, for the reaons above-mentioned, time only to examine as far as 24° 0′ North, on the coat and gulf of California, down the coat of Mexico to Iles Socoro, Santo Berto and Rocka Partido, and off the North Wet point of the gulf of Panama.