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 Within the reefs. The wind blewso fresh during the night that havingonly the stream anchor down, June it had imperceptibly dragged through the mud for nearly a mile to the north-west. At daylight we got under sail, but the weather had clouded in and bore a very un. setfled appear- wce. After steering outside the. easternmos island of Barnard's Group, we passed Doublo Point; two miles north of which a small opening w seen trending in to the south-west. Between Double Point and Frnkud Islands Captain Cook did not see. the coast, having passed it during the night; we, therefore, traced it with some ce, but found nothing worth notice, being a continuity of sandy bays formed by projecting heads, in some of which ntives were observed wJbing. At 11h. 30m., v.m., we pssed Point Cooper. The summit of the back hills (which were named by Mr. Cunningbm's desire, aer :ohn Bellenden Ker, Esq. now began to be enveloped in cl.ouds, ad the wind to increase; and no meridional altitude was obts. ined, from the unfortunate state of the weather. At one o'clock we pssed between Fmddand's largest Island and a group offour sms/er ones, which are connected together by a surrounding rocky ree. At four o'clock we anci'ed in abay on the north.west side oFttrpy

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