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 mile, by wich you will avoid re a. When you are breast of its north end, steer N.b.W. wested! for twenty. VIII. eight miles; thi will carry you to Caps Bedford, which yOU may round at from one to hree or four miles. You Bmu. will see in your way, at three miles and a half from north end of the Hope Reef, reef b; end at 6fteen mibJ! from it you will be abreast of e; and five miles farther on you will pus Captain Cook's Turtle Reef, which btm dry sand at its north end. These three reefs will be to the eastward of your course. The current sets to the N.W., so that your course muss be �directed accordingly. In coasting along the shore, you will discern tbe summits which are marked on the chart. The � high conical hill, on the south side of the entrance of dearour River, is Mount Cook, bearings of which, crossed with the summit of Cape Bedford, or any of the particular, ised summits or points will give be vessal's place, by which the eeets of the current, which is generally very diglit, will be perceived: on one occasion we found a current in the speee between the Endearour Reef end Tuttle Reef, two miles an hour to the N.W. Beiug off (3ape Bedford, and steering to the N.}W., you will see the Three Ides a-head: steer between them and the low wooded island; and direet our course round Caps Flattery and Point Lookout, to encho under the Turtle Oroup, unless you have time before dark to reach the islands 4, 5, or 8, of Howiclt's Group, under whieb chortge may be found. In rounding Point Lookout, not come within two miles end a half ef it, to avoid a eof that is on Captain Cook's chart, but which we did not see it lies a mile and. a half north from the peeked hill at the etremity of the point. Y. ou. may pass without he Turele 4boup, .oP you wi! tied anehoag under Limmf Island,

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