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] compreibility of water has been demontrated, we know the principal caue of thee ubtances being upended at different depths below the urface of the water, in proportion to their pecific gravity.

21t. As oon as it was day we directed our coure, with full ails, E.N.E.

About half an hour after nine o’clock, we oberved a rock with a very harp point, known by the name of the Mew-Stone. Some other rocks and mountains of moderate height appeared to the eatward. The coat was indented with everal mall bights in the land; ome pretty high mountains were een at a mall ditance from the hore, and we could ditinguih the large trees which covered their ummits.

We oon bore in with a bay open to the outh-eat. An iland was viible to the eatward, and nearer us we perceived breakers to N.E.

It was the Commander's intention to cat anchor in Adventure-bay. As his wound did not yet permit him to leave his cabin, he was obliged to give his orders repecting our route, according to obervations which were reported to him as they were taken. An erroneous obervation, taken by Citizen Willaumez, having been reported to On