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 4. SURVEY OF TIlE INTERTROPICAL appears to be little doubt but that M. De Frey- Mr6..dnet is justified in his conjectures, that the islands, called by them "Roa,-/," and "Mal," are those seen by that navigator. My conclusion results from his description of the place he lauded at, for he says: "We were now on the inner side of the island, on whose outside is the bluff point: we rode league from the land, and I presently went on shore, and carried shovels to dig for water, but found none. There grew here two or three sorts of shrubs, one just like rosemary, and, therefore,. I call this Rosemary Il_nd. It grew here in great plenty, but had no smell.. * * * In the .sa, we saw some green turtle, a pretty many sharks, and abundance, o water-snakes, of se- veral sorts and sizes. The stones were all of 'rusty colour. and ponderous*." The rosemary plants were found by us on En- derby Island, and bore a strong resemblance to the figure of one given by Dampier, which he thus describes: "Coza Nova: Holla,adia gu,tis ,' 'orimrinifdiis:" this plant, found at En- derby Island, may naturally be supposed to grow upon the other islands, since they are all similar in character. Enderby Island he crtainly did not
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