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 Roggewein's account of an ile in this Latitude, differs o much from Eater Ile, that I cannot uppoe it to be the ame. Mr. Wafer, who was urgeon with Captain Davis, in 1685, and after whom land in this Latitude is named, differs very widely from Roggewein's account, and alo Captain Cook.

If I had not found thee iles, the potatoes which I entertained the hopes of procuring at Eater Ile, would have enabled me to lengthen my voyage, and to double Cape Horn in the ummer eaon.

On the twenty-econd at noon, we made the Iles Saint Ambroe and Saint Felix, and prepared every thing for landing. During the lat twenty-four hours, the wind had hauled to the Southward, and we had to beat up againt it. Throughout the night it blew very trong in qualls, while the hip laboured very much, and the leak increaed o as to keep both pumps employed. By the quantity of water perceived in the hold, we upected that it ruhed in forward, and that part of the wooding ends were tarted.