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 tt)Wm'ds the treadmost proa in which their Rajah sailed. April 1. Since our object could not be effected without communicating with their Rtjah: mid as another opportunity might offer at some 'future time of communistting with these people, it was abandon- ed for the ,present; and We steered illto the bay, and smchored within a small island at the entrance, in time to observe the sun's mtidional altitude. The evening was spent in pulling o .round the the bay, the shores of which are low, and so )errun with mangroves, that landing was in most parta impracticable; but a small break in them being observed under a cliff, we put sdre to xamine the country. Here we found two streams of fresh water, one of whiclt ran over the beach with sme force; but they peared to be only the dr 'amings 'of the country, and to be merely of temporary duratiml. The soil was here very good, but the trees and under, wood were so thick that we did not Venture far from the boat. A native's basket was found, m! the usual signs of their having lately been ts. We also landed on a projecting point, at the bottom of the bay, to obtain bear- ings; and a seeond time under a remarkable cliify point on the west side, from the summit of which another set of bearings were obtained, which �fig

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