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 92 SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL broa colour, rose up along-side, but instantly Sl. dived upon seeing the vessel H/gh.water took place the next morning at twenty:six minutes after six o'clock, at which time we got underweigh with a moderate land- breeze from S.S.E., and steered to the south- ward along the shore. At noon we were in lati- tude 16 � 19", Cape Borda bearing S. 42 �. Soon after noon the sea-breeze sprung up from the northward and, veering to i.W., carried us to the southward along the coast which is low and sandy. At three o'clock we were abreast of a point which was conjectured to be the land laid down by the French as Emeriau Island; the' name has therefore been retained, with the alteration only of" Point" for Island. To the eastward of Cape Borda the coast falls back .and forms a bay, the bottom of which was visi- ble from our mast-he..-d and appeared to be com- posed of sand-downs. From Point Faneriau the coast trends to the' south.west, and pre- serves the same sandy character. At five o'clock Lacepede Islands, which were seen by Captain Baudin, were in sight to the westward; and at sunset we anchored in eight fathoms, at about three leagues within them. These islands are three in number, and appear to be solely in- habited by boobies and other sea. fowl: they are

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