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 .9tmm, of our proourir more turtles from the bemh, .m{. induced me to rem__in .here a few days to perform sores trifling rapairs that could not be effected at sea. We were also prevented fi*om moving, from the unfavoumble state of the weather; for it was blowing a gale of wind all the time we remained; but ai our people were living upon fresh food, the time was not consi. - dered as lost. The next morning fifty turtles were turned, but as we could not convey theln all on board, forty were left on shore upon their backs for the night: upon landing the next morning they were all found dead, having killed ' themselves by-their exertions to escape, and from their exposure to the heat of the sun, which was so great during the day, that I did not send any of the people on shore. We found, however, no difficulty in procuring more, some of which weighed four hundred weight. The shore of this bay is fronted by a rocky' reef, covered with shell-fish, Of which the prin- cipal sorts were species of trocAus, chaw, conus, ,oh, twaa, ucdnum, ostrea, mytilu,, and patella; among the latter was the large oue of I/ng George's Sound. Upon the beaches to wind- ward of the cape, 'we found varieties of sponge and coral; and beche de met were observed .hi e crevices of the tooIts, blt  teiter

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