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 as to be distinctly seen at the 'distance of forty ?__. miles, whereas two days.afterwards, the weather A.o. being clear, it was not visible above the. horizon for more than.five leagues..This'state of the at- toosphere caused a rapid evaporation during the day, and as the evening approached, a very co- pious' dew' commenced falling, which by sunset as precipitated.like a shower of rain. The next morning the land was again. enve. loped in haze; but at seven o'clock it cleared off a little, and the coast was observed to trend round Point Gantheaume to the south-east, but as we had last evening seen it as far to the westward as' S.W.b.S., we steered in the latter direction under the idea of there being no open- ing'to the southward of the point, since the flood-tide flowed from it, instead of towards it, as it naturally would have done, had there been any inlet of consequence thereabout. As usual, we had been surrounded by whales, d large flights of boobies;' one of the latter lighted' upon the deck this atternoon, and was easily taken; it seemed to be the same bird (pds./ib-) that frequents the reefs upon the north and north' eastern coasts. Between sun- rise and mid-day our. progress was much re- tarded.by light south' easterly winds. At'noon e.ware. in. 1.7. .0 51: 45" S.: after which the sea-

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