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 t/de for some extent, it is also shoal some d/s- fore: feet in pass/ng over it, In the a/tel*noon, as there was every appearance of free weather and no likelihood of a breeze Mr. Baskerr/lie and Mr. Ctml,ham set o/ in a boat to isit Relm]se Point, in order to !tO what observa- -t ions they could upon the further trend of the land; but no sooner had they left the vessel than a breeze sprung up and freshened to a gale in which our cable parted; and,  there was no chance of dropping another anchor with a pros- pect of recovering it, we were obliged to return to our former anchorage in Goodenou Bay; but, owing to the t/de being contrary, the brig �did not reach it until, nearly sunset. Our alarm and anxieties were now raised to a great pitch for the safety of Mr. Baskerville and his compa- aimis: signals of recal had been hoisted, and several guns fired before the cable parted, but the boat was too far off to notice either: as soon as it was dark, signal guns were  and port fires burnt every ten minutes, to ulde its return. Happily these signals at .last had the desired etfect, for at ten o'clock the boat came along- side. Mr. Baskerr/lie had failed in reach- �m Repulse Point, but oSt some useful Voa, II. P
 * rance to the northward, as our boat .had only

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