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 get into the bay; but rowed under the North point of Albemarle Ile, where the party landed, and returned in the evening. They found this part of the Ile equally inhopitable as the Southern part of it: but had procured a few rock-cod, with ome hump-back turtles, and aw a coniderable number of eals.

Narborough Ile is the highet land among the Galipagoe Ilands, lying near the center of Albemarle Ile, which almot urrounds it, in the form of two crecents, and making two bays. The apparent point of diviion of thee ilands, is o low on both, that I am in doubt whether they are eparated. On the next morning we aw permaceti whales, we killed even and got them along ide; Rock Rodondo bearing Eat 22° South, the Northernmot land bearing Eat 18° South, and the South Wet land bearing South 28° Eat. The weather was hazy, and the Latitude by obervation 00° 27′ 13″ North. Here we cruied till the eighth of April, and aw permaceti whales in great numbers, but only killed five, of which we ecured four. The current ran o trong to the Wetward, and the winds were o light, that after lying to, to ecure the whales and cut them up, we were even days in returning to the ground from whence