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 8AILIN( DIRIONS. 3 The Mermaid was nearly lost in attempting to cross the A. latter reef. (Vol. i. p. 381.), Sect. II. Coast. CLAREMONT ISLES consist of five small islets, num- bered from 1 to 6; they are of coral formation, and are covered with small brt!.sh-wood; they are from six to seven miles aart, excepting 4 and 5, which are separate d by it channel only a mile and a half wide: off the east and south- east end of/, a coral reef extends for a mile and a half to the eastwitrd, having two dry rocks on its north-east end. Latitude. Longitude. Claremont Isle, No. 1, in 13 � 20", � � 30' il 13 51 30, 143 37 30 3 13 46 45, 143 33 20 4 13 40 00, 143 36 20. Reef O extends in an. east and west direction for it mile and a half, and at it mile farther there is another reef, thitt may be connected to it; O has a dry sand near its western extremity, in latitude 13 �, and longitude 143 � 45': Islet 6, in latitude 13 �, longitude 143 � 6", is it .ver small, low, woody islet, with a reef extending for three- .quarters of a mile off its north and south ends. A reef lies two miles and one-third lg. 72 � from islet 6, and S. 59 �from the summit of Cape Sialmouth; this reef is not more than a quarter of it mile in extent, and has a rock in its centre, that is uncovered at half tide; it is a .brown looking shoal, and therefore of dangerous approach. Off ROUND HILL there is a sand-bank covered by the sea; it lies itbout two miles from the shore, and about �.N. from Round Hill summit,

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